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John Lawson was a British explorer, naturalist, and writer who explored the Carolina backcountry.
John Blake White was a painter and playwright from Berkeley County. He is best known for his painting of Francis Marion.
David du Bose Gaillard was a U.S. Army engineer instrumental in the construction of the Panama Canal.
McCormick County and its county seat, the town of McCormick, were named for inventor Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884).
Pickens County was named for Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).
The origin of the name Edgefield is not clear, although it is usually described as "fanciful." The county was formed in 1785 as part of the Ninety Six District.
Oconee County takes its name from a Native American word meaning "water eyes of the hills." It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla.
Big, green, and leafy, Collard Greens (Brassica oleracea var. viridis) was designated as the official State Vegetable by Act Number 38 of 2011, as a result of efforts by Mary Grace Wingard, a third-grader from Lexington, South Carolina. South Carolina ranks second in the nation in collard green production.
(noun) - the highest federal court in the United States. Also used as the name for the highest state court.
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