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South Carolina
Official State Web Site
scstatehouse.net/
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. One
of the original 13 colonies, South Carolina was first formed in 1729 when
the Carolina colony was divided in two to form North and South Carolina. 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 is the yellow Jessamine, and the
capital is Columbia.
| Capital City: | Columbia |
| Nickname: | Palmetto State |
| Mottoes: | Animis Opibusque Parati
(Prepared in Soul and Resources) Dum Spiro Spero (While I breathe, I hope) |
| Statehood: | May 23, 1788 (8th) |
| Origin of State's Name: | Taken from"Carolus," the Latin word for Charles and named after England's King Charles I |
| Largest Cities: | Columbia, Charleston, North Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg |
| Border States: | Georgia, North Carolina |
| Land Area: | 30,111 sq. mi., 40th largest |
| State Bird: | Great Carolina Wren |
| State Flower: | Yellow Jessamine (gelsemium sempervirens) |
| State Tree: | Cabbage Palmetto (sabal palmetto) |
| State Song: | Carolina |
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