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 |
Cities in South Carolina to visit
- Aiken
- Anderson
- Beaufort
- Bluffton
- Boiling Springs
- Camden
- Charleston
- Clemson
- Columbia
- Conway
- Darlington
- Dillon
- Easley
- Florence
- Fort Mill
- Gaffney
- Georgetown
- Goose Creek
- Greenville
- Greenwood
- Greer
- Hartsville
- Hilton Head
- Hilton Head Island
- Irmo
- Lancaster
- Laurens
- Lexington
- Little River
- Manning
- Moncks Corner
- Mount Pleasant
- Murrells Inlet
- Myrtle Beach
- Newberry
- North Augusta
- North Charleston
- North Myrtle Beach
- Orangeburg
- Pawleys Island
- Rock Hill
- Seneca
- Simpsonville
- Spartanburg
- Summerville
- Sumter
- Surfside Beach
- Walterboro
- West Columbia
- York