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Nickname:
Palmetto State
Land Area: 31,113 square miles
State Flag: When asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in 1775 to design a flag
for the use of SC troops, Col. William Moutrie chose a blue (which matched the color of
their uniforms) and a crescent (which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of
their caps). The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie's heroic defense of
the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on
June 28, 1776.
State
Amphibian:
Spotted
Salamander
State Animal:
Whitetail Deer
State Bird:
Carolina Wren
State Beverage:
Milk
State Hospitality Beverage:
Tea
State Butterfly:
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
State Capital: Columbia
State Dance:
Shag
State Folk Dance:
Square
Dance
State Dog:
Boykin Spaniel
State Fish:
Striped Bass
State Flower:
Yellow
Jessamine
State Fruit:
Peach
State Game Bird:
Wild Turkey
State Gem Stone:
Amethyst
State Insect:
Carolina Mantid (Praying Mantis)
State Motto:
Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe I hope)
State Reptile:
Loggerhead Turtle
State Shell:
Lettered Olive
State Spider:
Carolina
Wolf Spider
State Stone:
Blue Granite
State Tree:
Palmetto Tree
Oldest College: College of Charleston, est. 1785
Top Agriculture
Crops:
1) Tobacco
2) Cotton
3) Soybeans
*Including non-row crops - Forestry is #1 and then Poultry (turkeys, squab, etc.)
Mining: South Carolina is ranked 25th in the United State in total mineral value and the
state is ranked nationally in production and sales of kaolin, and first in the
production and sales of vermiculite. Approximate financial impact is $483 million
annually. There are 13 minerals extracted presently from 485 active mines in SC, they
are: Brick Clay, Fuller's Earth, Gravel, Limestone, Peat, Sericite, Vermiculite, Gold,
Granite, Kaolin, Manganese, Schist, Sand, Shale.
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