Facts About

South Carolina

South Carolina Pledge

I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith.

State Bird

Carolina Wren

State Flower
 
Carolina or Yellow

Jessamine

State Tree

 
Palmetto Tree

State Stone

 

Blue Granite

State

Butterfly

Eastern

Tiger Swallowtail

State Dog
 
Boykin Spaniel

State Fish

Striped Bass

State Gem

Amethyst

State Game Bird

Wild Turkey

State Insect 

Carolina Mantid

State Grass  
Indian

Grass

State Shell

Lettered

Olive

State Amphibian

Spotted

Salamander

    State

   Mammal

 Whitetail Deer

State Reptile

Loggerhead Turtle

State Spider

Carolina Wolf Spider

State Fruit

Peach

State 

  Beverage 

Milk

State 

Hospitality

  Beverage 

Tea

State 

Dance

The Shag

visit the following link for a quiz on the state symbols

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/quizcentral/l/blquizscarolina.htm

State Parks

Caesars Head State Park

Jones Gap State Park

Charles Towne Landing State Park

Kings Mountain State Park

Edisto Beach State Park

Table Rock State Park

South Carolina has 47 State Parks.  Use the following link to locate all of them.

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/park_locator.aspx

State Abbreviation - SC
State Capital - Columbia
Largest City - Columbia
Area – 31,189 square miles (40th largest state)
Population – 4,321,249 (as of 2005-24^th largest state)

Major Industries - farming (tobacco, soybeans), textiles, manufacturing chemicals, processed foods, machinery, electronics, paper products, tourism

Points of Interest - Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, and aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor; the Middleton, Magnolia, and Cypress Gardens in Charleston; Cowpens National Battlefield; the Hilton Head resorts;  Myrtle Beach; South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston; and the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia

Presidential Birthplace - Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaw on March 15, 1767 (he was the 7th US President, serving from 1829 to 1837).
Major Rivers - Santee River(largest), Edisto River,Savannah River(longest)

Major Lakes - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Lake Hartwell

Highest Point - Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 feet
Borders – Atlantic Ocean, Georgia, North Carolina
Largest Barrier Island – Hilton Head Island

Highest Waterfall - Raven Cliff Falls located in

                                    Caesars Head State Park

Origin of the Name – King Charles I

                                Charleston – King Charles II

State Nickname - Palmetto State

Nickname for South Carolinians - Sandlappers
State Motto - South Carolina has two mottoes:
(1) DUM SPIRO SPERO, meaning "WHILE I BREATHE I HOPE" and refers to the figure of Hope on the State Seal, and
(2) ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI meaning "READY IN SOUL AND RESOURCE"

State Songs – “Carolina” Listen to the tune of Carolina online!

   ”South Carolina on My Mind”

State music – The Spiritual

State opera – Porgy and Bess

State popular music – Beach music

State dance – The Shag

State folk dance – Square Dance

State waltz – Richardson Waltz