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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 Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south 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 2019^[update], 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 Civil War ended, the state 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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This list of birds of South Carolina includes species documented in the U.S. state of South Carolina and accepted by the South Carolina Bird Records Committee (SCBRC) of the Carolina Bird Club. As of mid 2021, there were 446 species definitively included in the official list. Nine additional species are on the list but classed as Provisional I (see definitions below). Of the 446 species on the primary list, 114 are rare anywhere in the state, 34 are rare away from the coast, five have been introduced to North America, and four are extinct. Sixteen additional species are classed as Provisional II and seven as Hypothetical as defined below. An additional accidental species has been added from another source.

This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds, 7th edition through the 62nd Supplement, published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS). Common and scientific names are also those of the Check-list, except that the common names of families are from the Clements taxonomy because the AOS list does not include them. (Full article...)

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Downtown Columbia

Columbia is the capital city of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populous city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. It is the center of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 858,302 in 2023, and is the 70th-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States. The name Columbia is a poetic term used for the United States, derived from the name of Christopher Columbus, who explored for the Spanish Crown. Columbia is often abbreviated as Cola, leading to its nickname as "Soda City".

The city is located just northwest of the geographic center of South Carolina and was the center of population of South Carolina in 2020. It is also the primary city of the Midlands region of the state. It lies at the confluence of the Saluda River and the Broad River, which merge at Columbia to form the Congaree River. As the state capital, Columbia is the site of the South Carolina State House, the center of government for the state. In 1860, the South Carolina Secession Convention took place in Columbia; delegates voted for secession, making South Carolina the first state to leave the Union in the events leading up to the Civil War. (Full article...)

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Image 1Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 2Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 3Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 4Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 52024 U.S. presidential election results by county in South Carolina
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Image 6An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 7Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 8Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 9A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 10Lake Hartwell includes parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers (from South Carolina)
Image 112024 U.S. presidential election results by county in South Carolina
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Image 12Children 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 13Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 14Children 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 15North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 16Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 17The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (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 19Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 20Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 21Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 22A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 23South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 24Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 25Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 26The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 27Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 28A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 29Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 30Joseph 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 31Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 32Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 33Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 34South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 35Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 36Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (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 38Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 39A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 40South 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 41Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 42Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 43Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 44A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 45Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 46South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 47A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 48Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 49Lake Hartwell includes parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers (from South Carolina)
Image 50Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 51North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 52Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 53A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 54Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 55Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 56A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 57A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)

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... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?
... 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 when Felicia Schroeder signed to play soccer for the University of South Carolina, the school did not have a sign-language interpreter available for her?
... 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 the owner of a South Carolina TV station admitted, "I'm not a broadcaster"?

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