South Carolina State Information Guide
Capital: Columbia
May 23, 1788 (8th state)
Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina was based on a plantation culture with an aristocratic, wealthy society that was dependent on black slave labor. South Carolina, one of the thirteen colonies, became the eighth state on May 23, 1788. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede form the Union. It re- entered after the Civil War. the attack on Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor launched the Civil War. After the war, the structure of the state changed. Today, South Carolina is a growing research center and banking state. It is fitting that the state tree of the "Palmetto State" is the cabbage palmetto, which also appears on the state flag. The flower of South Carolina is the yellow jessamine, and the capital is Columbia.
South Carolina State Resources and State Information
South Carolina Almanac: Facts and Figures, Economy, & Geography
South Carolina College, Universities, and Schools
- South Carolina Colleges and Universities
- South Carolina Public Colleges
- South Carolina Community Colleges
- South Carolina Private Colleges & Independent Schools
South Carolina Cities Colleges:
- - Charleston
- - Columbia
- - Conway
South Carolina Medias
South Carolina History, Timelines, and Famous People
- South Carolina First Inhabitants
- South Carolina History
- South Carolina Timeline
- South Carolina Famous People
- South Carolina State Facts
South Carolina Counties
South Carolina Symbols
Other South Carolina Resources
- South Carolina Missing Children
- CapitolImpact.com - Government Gateway
- Kaiser StateHealthFacts.org - Health Facts
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
- Encyclopedia Britannic
- CareerBuilders - Jobs
- National Park Guide
- State Home Page
- State Transportation Department
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