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South Carolina People
Peggy Dillard-Toone
Peggy Dillard-Toone is a model and artist. She was the second Black woman to appear on the cover of Vogue.
Jim Hoagland
Jim Hoagland is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and contributing editor of The Washington Post.
William Henry Drayton
William Henry Drayton was a planter and lawyer from Charleston, SC, who served as a delegate for South Carolina to the Continental Congress.
South Carolina Counties
Marion County
Marion County and its county seat, the town of Marion, were named for Revolutionary War general Francis Marion (1732-1795), known as the "Swamp Fox."
Beaufort County
Both Beaufort County and its county seat Beaufort were named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.
Aiken County
Aiken County and its county seat, the town of Aiken, were named for William Aiken (1806-1831), president of the South Carolina Railroad.
Marlboro County
Marlboro County was named after John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722).
South Carolina Facts
South Carolina State Seal
South Carolina's State Seal was designed by William Henry Drayton and Arthur Middleton in 1776. John Rutledge, the President of the Provincial Congress of South Carolina, used the Seal for the first time on May 22, 1777. The current seal is made up of two elliptical areas linked by branches of the palmetto tree. The left oval is the palmetto tree with a fallen oak at the base. The right oval is the goddess Spes (Hope) walking on the beach at dawn over discarded weapons.
South Carolina Glossary
environment
(noun) - everything surrounding one (e.g., Earth’s environment includes everything in and on earth’s surface and its atmosphere within which organisms, communities, and objects exist)
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