South Carolina “The Palmetto State”

By: Jackson South Carolina“The Palmetto State”

A S.C. Animal South Carolina State Animal is a white tail deer.

B S.C. Bird The Carolina Wren is South Carolina’s State bird.

CS.C. Crops South Carolina is the 3rd leading state in production of peaches while ranking 4th in growing tobacco. Other crops grown in South Carolina are watermelons, peanuts, turkeys, cattle and calves.

D South Carolina’s Flag

ESouth Carolina’s Entertainment places There are a lot of entertainment places to visit. • Myrtle Beach • Columbia Zoo • Downtown Charleston • Hilton Head Island • Isle of Psalms • Charlestown Landing • South Carolina Aquarium (These are just to name a few.)

FSouth Carolina’s Famous People Andrew Jackson was born in Silver, S.C. He was the 7th President of the United States of America. Joe Frasier (1970 -1973) was a heavy weight boxing champion. Vanna White, from Myrtle Beach, was selected to be the hostess on Wheel of Fortune.

GS.C. Governor and State Capitol The governor of South Carolina is Mark Sanford. Columbia is the capitol of South Carolina.

HHistory of South Carolina South Carolina was one of the first original 13 colonies. It was the first state to declare its secession. (withdraw from a union) Which eventually led to the Civil War. In the 18th century it was known to grow rice. They were called Carolina Gold.

IIndian Tribes in South Carolina • Famous Indian tribes found in S.C. are as followed: Catawba, Cherokee, Chiaha, Chickasaw, Cowgaree, Creeks, Cusabo, Sewee, Shawnee, Waccanaw, Waxhaw.

JJobs in S.C. There are many jobs in South Carolina. These are just a few listed below. U.S. Government Teachers Fishing Construction Manufacturing

K S.C. State’s Kinds of food Enjoyable foods in South Carolina are: peanuts peaches corn seafood and many others.

L Landforms in South Carolina The landforms in S.C. The Blue Ridge, Sand hills, Piedmont, Inner Coastal Plain Outer Coastal Plain Ocean

MMotto for S.C. • South Carolina’s state motto is: Dum Spiro Spero While I Breathe I Hope

NNatural Resources' in S.C. South Carolina’s natural recourses are , hunting, fishing, and boating

OOrigin of S.C. South Carolinians are known to be called sandlappers. There are many stories on how they got their names. One being during the war soldiers would hide in the sand from their enemies. Another being because of the land being a mixture of clay and sand.

PPopulation is S.C. South Carolina’s population is 4,012,012.

QS.C. ‘s quantity of counties. Forty-six counties make up the state of South Carolina.

R Rivers in South Carolina South Carolina has the Combahee river, the Broad river , the Great pee dee river, and the Savannah river

SS.C. state flower The yellow Jessamine is South Carolina’s state flower.

TS.C.’s state Tree The Sabal Palmetto tree is South Carolina’s state tree.

U South Carolina's Unusual facts Unusual facts I found about South Carolina. • South Carolina’s State amphibian is the salamander. • The walls of the American Fort on Sullivan Island, in Charleston Harbor were made out of spongy palmetto logs. The cannonballs shot at the fort bounced right off. • Every few years Irmo, SC has a strange sighting of a “water monster” that inhabits Lake Murray.

VS.C. Vacation Spots South Carolina has some very exciting places to visit for vacation. Myrtle Beach Charleston Isle of Psalms Hilton Head Island South Carolina State Parks and Hunting Island Lighthouse

WS.C. Weather and Climate South Carolina’s annual average weather is in the mid 50’s in the mountains and mid 60’s along the coast. During the winter it is in the mid 30’s in the mountains and in the mid 50’s in the low country. South Carolina’s climate is typically humid.

XSouth Carolina’s Exciting Facts Hunting Head Lighthouse is the best historic lighthouse in S.C. open to the public . It has 175 steps. It was first built in1859. It was re-built in 1875 after it was destroyed in the Civil War. On September 22, 1989, Hurricane Hugo caused 6 billion dollars in damage to Charleston, SC. (50 – 70 thousand people were left homeless)

YS.C. Year of Statehood On May 23rd, 1788, South Carolina became a state.

ZS.C. Time Zone The time zone for South Carolina is Eastern Standard Time.

South Carolina “The Palmetto State”