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Ellen Murray

Ellen Murray co-founded the Penn Center with Laura Towne.

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Benjamin Griffith Brawley

Benjamin Griffith Brawley was an author and educator from Columbia, SC. Many of his books were considered standard college texts.

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James M. Hinton

Reverend James M. Hinton was a businessman, minister, and leading Civil Rights figure.

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Mike Colter

Mike Colter is an actor best known for his role as Luke Cage in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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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.

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Darlington County

The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.

Pink, white, green, yellow and other colorful buildings lined the tree-lined street.

Charleston County

Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state. English settlers arrived in the colony of Carolina in 1670 and established a town at Albemarle Point on the west bank of the Ashley River.

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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.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina State Beverage

Milk was designated as the official State Beverage by Act Number 360 of 1984 because dairy farmers are found in almost every county in the state. The dairy industry is a one hundred million dollar enterprise for the state of South Carolina.  

South Carolina Glossary

four roads meet up in the center surrounded by fields.

crossroads

(noun) - a place where roads meet