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South Carolina People

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Burnet R. Maybank

Burnet Rhett Maybank was a three-term US senator, the 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston.

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Marion Birnie Wilkinson

Social reformer, black women’s club leader

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Katherine "Kadra Maysi" Simons

Poet, novelist, playwright, historian. Her primary love was poetry, with a focus on lyrical verse, sonnets, and nature poems.

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South Carolina Counties

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Chester County

Chester County and its county seat, the city of Chester, were named for Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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Clarendon County

Clarendon County was named for Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon (1608/9-1674), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

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Horry County

Horry County was named for Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry (1743-1815). The county was originally a part of the Georgetown District, and at one time, it was called Kingston.

The origin of Fairfield's name is not known, but local legend attributes it to a remark by Lord Cornwallis about the "fair fields" of the area. The county was formed in 1785 as a part of the Camden District.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina State Work Animal

The hard-working Mule was designated as the official State Heritage Work Animal by Act Number 240 of 2010.

South Carolina Glossary

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integrate

(verb) - to desegregate or open a place to members of all races and ethnic groups interstate

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