South Carolina - School-Age
South Carolina
8th State (May 23, 1788), the south U.S.
State Abbreviation: SC
Capital: Columbia
Origin of name: South Carolina was named to honor King Charles I of England.
Motto: Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe, I hope)
Nickname: Palmetto State
South Carolina State Symbols
South Carolina: State Seal
Amphibian: Spotted Salamander
Animal: Whitetail deer
Beverage: Milk
Bird: Carolina wrenButterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly
Dance: The Shag
Dog: Boykin Spaniel
Fish: Striped bass
Flower: Yellow Jessamine
Folk Dance: The Square Dance
Fossil: Columbian Mammoth
Fruit : Peach
Game Bird: Wild Turkey
Gemstone:
Hospitality Beverage: Tea
Insect: Carolina Mantis
Reptile: Loggerhead Turtle
Shell: Lettered Olive
Soil :
Songs: "Carolina" and "South Carolina on My Mind"
Spider: Blue Granite
Tree: Sabal Palmetto
Waltz: The Richardson Waltz
Video
Things to Know
United States Senators from South Carolina.
South Carolina was the first state to secede (break away) from the Union before the American Civil War.
Fort Sumter National Monument
Headquartered on Sullivans Island, SC. where the first engagement of the Civil War took place. The first shots of the American Civil War 1861.
A famous place in South Carolina is the coastal city Myrtle Beach. More than 17 million people visit the Myrtle Beach area each year.
Major rivers: Edisto River, Pee Dee River, Santee RiverL, Savannah River.
Famous South Carolinians
Andrew Jackson (1884-1972), the 7th president of the United States.
Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793), inventor
Francis Marion (1732-1795), colonial American soldier in the American Revolution.
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), educator
Sites to See
The Art and Life of William H. Johnson
Smithsonian Education grades K-12.
William H. Johnson Video
