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South Carolina Facts
South Carolina Facts
State Number of Counties: 46
* Abbeville * Aiken * Allendale * Anderson * Bamberg * Barnwell * Beaufort * Berkeley * Calhoun * Charleston * Cherokee * Chester * Chesterfield * Clarendon * Colleton * Darlington * Dillon * Dorchester * Edgefield * Fairfield * Florence * Georgetown * Greenville * Greenwood * Hampton * Horry * Jasper * Kershaw * Lancaster * Laurens * Lee * Lexington * Marion * Marlboro * McCormick * Newberry * Oconee * Orangeburg * Pickens * Richland * Saluda * Spartanburg * Sumter * Union * Williamsburg * York * State Largest Cities: Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Rock Hill, Mount Pleasant, Greenville, Spartanburg, Summerville, Hilton Head Island, Florence
More Facts About South Carolina:
State Flag: Adopted in 1861
State Motto: "Dum Spiro Spero" - While I breathe, I hope
State Capital: Columbia
State Abbreviation: SC
State Name of Residents: South Carolinians
Date State Entered the Union: May 23, 1788
State Size: 32,007 square miles
State Song: Carolina
State Dance: The shag
State Folk Dance: The square dance
State Waltz: The Richardson waltz
State Nick Name: Palmetto State
State Tree: Sabal Palmetto
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
State Fruit: Peach
State Animal: Whitetail deer
State Dog: Boykin spaniel
State Bird: Carolina wren
State Game Bird: Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
State Fish: Striped bass
State Reptile: Loggerhead Turtle
State Amphibian: Spotted salamander
State Shell: Lettered Olive
State Insect: Carolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina )
State Butterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly
State Spider: Carolina wolf spider
State Gem Stone: Amethyst
State Rock: Blue granite
State Soil: Lynchburg
State Beverage: Milk
State Hospitality Beverage: Tea
State Major Rivers: Santee River, Edisto River, Savannah River
State Major Lakes: Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Hartwell Lake
State Highest Point: Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 feet (1,085 m) above sea level
Bordering States: Georgia, North Carolina
State Bordering Body of Water: Atlantic Ocean
State Name Origin: South Carolina was named to honor King Charles I.
State Largest City: Columbia
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