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View of Blue Ridge Mountains from Sassafras Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina (2016)

South Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ^ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the southwest across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 40th-largest and 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,118,425 according to the 2020 census. In , its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 136,632 in 2020; while its most populous city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,227. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous combined metropolitan area in the state, with an estimated 2023 population of 1,590,636.

South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for "Charles". In 1712 the Province of South Carolina was formed. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, South Carolina became a royal colony in 1719. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity among the American colonies, with more than 200 battles and skirmishes fought within the state. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. A slave state, it was the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.

During the early-to-mid 20th century, the state started to see economic progress as many textile mills and factories were built across the state. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century helped end segregation and legal discrimination policies within the state. Economic diversification in South Carolina continued to pick up speed during and in the ensuing decades after World War II. In the early 21st century, South Carolina's economy is based on industries such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism. (Full article...)

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The Carolina wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) is a common species of wren that is a resident in the eastern half of the United States of America, the extreme south of Ontario, Canada, and the extreme northeast of Mexico. Severe winters restrict the northern limits of their range, while favorable weather conditions lead to a northward extension of their breeding range. Their preferred habitat is in dense cover in forest, farm edges, and suburban areas. This wren is the state bird of South Carolina.

Seven recognized subspecies occur across the range of these wrens and they differ slightly in song and appearance. The birds are generally inconspicuous, avoiding the open for extended periods of time. When out in the open, they investigate their surroundings and are rarely stationary. After finding a mate, pairs maintain a territory and stay together for several years. Both males and females give out alarm calls, but only males sing to advertise territory. Carolina wrens raise multiple broods during the summer breeding season, but can fall victim to brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds, among other species. Some populations have been affected by mercury contamination. (Full article...)

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Essie Mae Williams (née Butler; October 12, 1925 – February 4, 2013) was an American teacher and author. She is best known as the eldest child of Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina (1947–1951) and longtime United States senator, known for his pro-segregation politics. Of mixed race, she was born to Carrie Butler, a 16-year-old African-American girl who worked as a domestic servant for Thurmond's parents, and Thurmond, then 22 and unmarried. Williams grew up in the family of one of her mother's sisters, not learning of her biological parents until 1938 when her mother came for a visit and informed Essie Mae she was her mother. She graduated from college, earned a master's degree, married, raised a family, and had a 30-year professional career in education.

Essie Mae Williams did not reveal her father's identity until she was almost 78 years old, after Thurmond's death at the age of 100 in 2003. Though he had little to do with her upbringing, he had paid for her college education and took an interest in her and her family all his life. In 2005, she published her autobiography, Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom Thurmond, which was nominated for the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. (Full article...)

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Image 1Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 2A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 3Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 4Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 5A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 6An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 7Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)

Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 9Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 10South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 11Children workers c. 1912. Some children who worked in South Carolina textile mills went to school half a day and worked before and after school—and eight or nine hours on Saturday. (from South Carolina)
Image 12Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 13Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 14Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 15Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 16Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 17Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 18Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 19Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 20Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 21Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 22South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 23Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 24A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 25Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 26A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 27South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 28A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 29Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 30The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 31North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 32Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 33A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 34Joseph Rainey was the first black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented SC's 1st congressional district. (from South Carolina)
Image 35Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 36Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 37A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 38North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 39Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 40Joseph Rainey was the first black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented SC's 1st congressional district. (from South Carolina)
Image 41A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 42A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 43Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 44Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 45Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 46Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 47Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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(from South Carolina)
Image 48A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 49Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 50The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 51South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 52Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 53Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 54Children workers c. 1912. Some children who worked in South Carolina textile mills went to school half a day and worked before and after school—and eight or nine hours on Saturday. (from South Carolina)
Image 55Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)

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... that South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Will Muschamp told Jalin Hyatt: "Man, you're fast, but you need to eat more peanut butter"?
... that in 2021, Tropical Storm Danny became just the third named system to make landfall in South Carolina in the month of June since 1867?
... that an attempt to jazz up a South Carolina radio station did not get much response from listeners?
... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
... that a South Carolina TV station went on the air 12 years after its owner said the odds of it existing were "fairly long"?
... that Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College in South Carolina is also called the "Oberlin Unit" because of the donations of books by the students of Oberlin College in Ohio?

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