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Carrie Allen McCray

Poet, author

Aziz Ansari in a grey suit, bluish-white undershirt and green tie.

Aziz Ansari

Columbia native Aziz Ansari is an actor, writer, producer, director, and comedian.

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Beth Daniel

Beth Daniel is a professional golfer.

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Varian Johnson

Varian Johnson is a writer and author of Twins and My Life as a Rhombus.

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Oconee County

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.

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Williamsburg County

Williamsburg County was probably named for King William III of England (1650-1702). Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot settlers began moving into this part of the Lowcountry around 1732.

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Cherokee County

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

A statue of a man stands on a large white column in the background is a large brick clock tower with a green triangle at the top.

Spartanburg County

Spartanburg County and its county seat, the city of Spartanburg, were named for the Spartan Regiment, a local militia unit that fought in the Revolutionary War.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina Mottoes

South Carolina has two official mottoes: 

Animis Opibusque Parati (ah-ni-mis oh-pi-boos-kwe pah-rah-tee) means prepared in minds and resources. 

Dum Spiro Spero (doom spee-roh spey-roh) means while I breathe, I hope. 

South Carolina Glossary

green sticks laying on ground

cane

(noun) - any of various tall, perennial grasses with flexible, woody stalks, and more specifically from the genus Arundinaria