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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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Sergeant William Jasper raising the flag over the fort, painted by Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, 1858

The Battle of Sullivan's Island or the Battle of Fort Sullivan was fought on June 28, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It took place near Charleston, South Carolina, during the first British attempt to capture the city from American forces. It is also sometimes referred to as the first siege of Charleston, owing to a more successful British siege in 1780.

The British organized an expedition in early 1776 for operations in the rebellious southern colonies of North America. Delayed by logistical concerns and bad weather, the expedition reached the coast of North Carolina in May 1776. Finding conditions unsuitable for their operations, General Henry Clinton and Admiral Sir Peter Parker decided instead to act against Charlestown. Arriving there in early June, troops were landed on Long Island (now called Isle of Palms), near Sullivan's Island where Colonel William Moultrie commanded a partially constructed fort, in preparation for a naval bombardment and land assault. General Charles Lee, commanding the southern Continental theater of the war,

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William Gilmore Simms, circa 1860

William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was a poet, novelist, politician and historian from the American South. His writings achieved great prominence during the 19th century, with Edgar Allan Poe pronouncing him the best novelist America had ever produced. He is still known among literary scholars as a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He is also remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin, in response to which he wrote reviews and the pro-slavery novel The Sword and the Distaff (1854). During his literary career he served as editor of several journals and newspapers and he also served in the South Carolina House of Representatives. (Full article...)

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Image 1Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 2Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 3A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 4Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 5A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 6A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 7Children 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 8Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 9The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 10Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 11Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 12Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 13A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 14Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 15Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 16South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 17Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 18Joseph 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 19Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 20South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)

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

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Image 22Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 23A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 24Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 25A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 26Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 27Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 28Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 29Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 30Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 31Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 32Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 33Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 34South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 35A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 36Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 37Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 38A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 39An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 40Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 41Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 42North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 43A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 44Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 45Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 46The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 47Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 48South 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 49Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 50Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 51A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 52Joseph 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 53Children 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 54Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 55North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)

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... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?
... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
... that an attempt to jazz up a South Carolina radio station did not get much response from listeners?
... that a Federal Communications Commission examiner found that billing fraud at a South Carolina radio station "merited the severest sanctions"?
... that the 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball recruiting class is known as the Freshies after the name of the group chat they created before their freshman year?
... that Marsh Hen Mill in South Carolina grinds heirloom grains with a 1945 gristmill that was found in a barn in 2007?

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Columbia (capital)
Regions	Atlantic Coastal Plain Blue Ridge Mountains Grand Strand High Hills of Santee Lake Murray Country Lowcountry Metrolina Midlands Ninety-Six District Olde English District Pee Dee Piedmont Sandhills Sea Islands Upstate	Seal of South Carolina
Larger cities	Charleston Columbia Greenville North Charleston Rock Hill Spartanburg
Smaller cities	Aiken Anderson Beaufort Bennettsville Camden Cayce Conway Easley Florence Forest Acres Gaffney Georgetown Greenwood Greer Goose Creek Hilton Head Island Isle of Palms Laurens Lexington Mauldin Myrtle Beach North Augusta North Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Simpsonville Summerville Sumter Union Walterboro West Columbia York
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