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Explore South Carolina through StudySC! Learn about your community, South Carolina history, and the people who have made a significant impact on the state and the world.

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Black and white photo of Susie Taylor

Susie King Taylor

Nurse, teacher

Black and white photograph of Richard Greener

Richard Theodore Greener

Teacher, diplomat

Tan Anderson Automobile

John Gary Anderson

John Gary Anderson was the founder of the Anderson Motor Company in Rock Hill, SC, which made automobiles from 1916 to 1926.

Blue Sky wearing a cowboy style straw hat, white dress sitting in a cafe.

Blue Sky

Blue Sky is a contemporary painter and sculptor known for his large murals and public sculptures.

Round brick buildings covered in snow and ice.

Lexington County

Lexington County and its county seat, the town of Lexington, were named for the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts, the first battle of the American Revolution.

A red bricked house.

Cherokee County

Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee Indians who once made it their home.

A red wooden building with a metal tin roof.

Clarendon County

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

A red covered bridge with a white metal roof.

Greenville County

The origins of the name Greenville County are uncertain, but the county was probably named for Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) or for an early resident, Isaac Green.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina Statehood

South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. 

South Carolina Glossary

canal with boats between buildings

canal

(noun) - a manmade waterway that connects bodies of water such as lakes or rivers