Businesses and Places in South Carolina

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South Carolina Facts and Information

   
Abbreviation SC
Capital Columbia
Size Total (Land + Water) 32,020 sq miles; Land Only 30,110 sq miles
Number of Counties 46
Time Zone Eastern Time Zone
Bordering States Georgia, North Carolina
Highest Point Sassafras Mountain, 3,560 feet
National Parks Congaree National Park
Population (2015) 4,896,146
Population Density 162.6 people / square mile
Area Codes 803, 843, 864
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) Columbia (129,272)
Charleston (120,083)
North Charleston (97,471)
Mount Pleasant (67,843)
Rock Hill (66,154)
Statehood May 23, 1788
Electoral Votes 9
Governor Official South Carolina Governor Website
U. S. Senators List of U. S. Senators From South Carolina
U. S. Representatives List of U. S. Representatives From South Carolina
Senators List of South Carolina State Senators
Representatives List of South Carolina State Representatives
Government Official Site
Constitution South Carolina State Constitution
Road Conditions South Carolina Road Conditions
Quarter Issue Date May 22, 2000
American Folk Dance Square dance
Animal White-tailed deer
Beverage Milk
Bird Great Carolina wren
Butterfly Eastern tiger swallowtail
Colors Indigo blue
Craft Sweetgrass basket weaving
Dance Shag
Dog Boykin spaniel
Duck Wood duck
Fish Striped bass
Flower Carolina yellow jessamine
Fossil Columbian mammoth
Fruit Peach
Gemstone Amethyst
Grass Indian grass
Heritage Horse Carolina march tacky
Heritage Work Animal Mule
Hospitality Beverage Tea
Insect Carolina mantid
Marine Mammal Bottlenose dolphin
Migratory Marine Mammal Northern right whale
Motto Dum spiro spero Animis opibusque parati (While I breathe, I hope Ready in soul and resource)
Music Spiritual
Nickname Palmetto State
Popular Music Beach music
Reptile Loggerhead sea turtle
Shell Lettered olive
Snack Boiled peanuts
Song "Carolina" and "South Carolina On My Mind"
Spider Carolina wolf spider
Stone Blue granite
Tapestry "From the Mountains to the Sea"
Tree Sabal palmetto (also called cabbage palm tree)
Waltz "Richardson Waltz"
Wild Game Bird Wild turkey
Wildflower Goldenrod
Fun Facts In South Carolina, a person must be 18 years old to legally play a pinball machine.
NCAA Division I Schools College of Charleston (Colonial Athletic Association)
Charleston Southern University (Big South)
The Citadel (Southern)
Clemson University (ACC)
Coastal Carolina University (Big South)
Furman University (Southern)
Presbyterian College (Big South)
University of South Carolina (SEC)
South Carolina State University (Mid-Eastern Athletic)
University of South Carolina Upstate (Atlantic Sun)
Winthrop University (Big South)
Wofford College (Southern)
Gas Tax $0.1675 / Gallon
Cigarette Tax $0.57 / Pack
Tourist Attractions Fort Sumter Sea port in Charleston, South Carolina, known for two battles of the American Civil War.
Tourist Attractions Broadway at the Beach Shopping center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Hilton Head Island City and island in Beaufort County, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Riverbanks Zoo Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and Promenade Beachfront shopping and entertainment district in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Barefoot Landing Shopping complex in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Frankie's Fun Park Amusement park in Greenville, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Middleton Place Historical landscaped gardens, located in Charleston, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture garden and zoo in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions USS Yorktown Historic aircraft carrier, located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Congaree National Park National park in central South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions South Carolina Aquarium Aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Family Kingdom Amusement Park Amusement park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Myrtle Waves Water park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Peace Center Theater in Greenville, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Greenville Zoo Zoo in Greenville, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions Patriots Point Museum in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Tourist Attractions EdVenture Children's Museum Museum in Columbia, South Carolina.
Fun Facts The Carolina colony was established by British and it was split in 1729 into North and South Carolina as it was deemed to big to govern effectively. Carolina is named after King Charles I. Carolus is the Latin word for Charles.
Fun Facts The first opera performed in the United States, a comic ballad opera called Flora, opened in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1735.
Fun Facts The Charleston Tea Plantation, located on Wadmalaw Island, South Carolina, is the only working tea plantation in the United States.
Fun Facts Morgan Island in South Carolina houses the only colony of free-ranging rhesus monkeys in the United States. Morgan Island is also known as Monkey Island. There are about 3,500 monkeys in the colony.
Fun Facts The Charleston Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, is the first museum in America. It was founded in 1773 and opened to the public in 1824.
Fun Facts Johnston, South Carolina, is known as the Peach Capital of the World.
Fun Facts The largest Gingko farm in the world is located in Sumter, South Carolina.
Fun Facts The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
Fun Facts On November 2, 1954, Strom Thurmond became the first US senator elected by write-in vote. Thurmond received 63.1% of the votes to win the election.
Name Origin In honor of Charles I of England
Residents Names South Carolinian
Tourism Office Website www.discoversouthcarolina.com
Tourism Office Phone Number 866-224-9339

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