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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 southwest 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 derives its name from King Charles I of England, who was instrumental in establishing the English colony, with Carolus being the Latin equivalent of "Charles". The Province of South Carolina was officially created in 1712. As one of the original Thirteen Colonies, it transitioned to a royal colony in 1719. Throughout the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina witnessed significant military engagement, hosting over 200 battles and skirmishes. On May 23, 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution. As a slave state, it was the first to vote for secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. Following the American Civil War, South Carolina was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.

In the early to mid-20th century, South Carolina experienced significant economic development with the establishment of numerous textile mills and factories throughout the state. The civil rights movement during the mid-20th century played a crucial role in dismantling segregation and discriminatory laws in the state. Following World War II, South Carolina's economic diversification accelerated, leading to a broader range of industries. By the early 21st century, the state's economy had evolved to include sectors such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism. (Full article...)

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Doby with the Indians in 1953

Lawrence Eugene Doby (December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) who was the second black player to break baseball's color barrier and the first black player in the American League. A native of Camden, South Carolina, and three-sport all-state athlete while in high school in Paterson, New Jersey, Doby accepted a basketball scholarship from Long Island University. At 17 years of age, he began his professional baseball career with the Newark Eagles as the team's second baseman. Doby joined the United States Navy during World War II. His military service complete, Doby returned to baseball in 1946, and along with teammate Monte Irvin, helped the Eagles win the Negro League World Series.

In July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson made history with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Doby broke the color barrier in the American League when he signed a contract to play with Bill Veeck's Cleveland Indians. Doby was the first player to go directly to the majors from the Negro leagues. A seven-time All-Star center fielder, Doby and teammate Satchel Paige were the first African-American players to win a World Series championship when the Indians took the crown in 1948. He helped the Indians win 111 games (second-best in MLB history at the time) and the AL pennant in 1954, finished second in the American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award voting and was the AL's RBI leader and home run champion. He went on to play for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, and Chunichi Dragons before his retirement as a player in 1962. (Full article...)

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The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant. Developed by American breeder Ed Currie, the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail. It was the hottest chili pepper in the world according to Guinness World Records from 2013 to 2023 before it was surpassed by Pepper X, which was also developed by Currie. (Full article...)

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Image 1North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 2Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 3North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 4Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)

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

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Image 6A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 7South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 8A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 9Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 10Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 11Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 12A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 13Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 14South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 15Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 16Children 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 17Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 18A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 19Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 20Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 21A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 22Children 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 23Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 24Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 25The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 26Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 27Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 28Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 29Joseph 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 30South 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 31Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 32Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (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 34A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 35A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 36Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 37Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 38Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 39Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 40A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 41An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 42A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 43Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 44Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 45Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 46Lake Hartwell includes parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers (from South Carolina)
Image 47Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 48Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 49The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 50South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 51Joseph 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 52Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Non-Hispanic White
  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

Black or African American
  40–50%

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  70–80%

(from South Carolina)
Image 53Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 54Lake Hartwell includes parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers (from South Carolina)
Image 55Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 56Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 57A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)

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... 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 South Carolina legislator Wade Perrin was assassinated by members of the Ku Klux Klan the day after being re-elected?
... that South Carolina's Buford High School was named in 1925 after Continental Army Colonel Abraham Buford, who fought at a nearby battlefield in 1780?
... that an attempt to jazz up a South Carolina radio station did not get much response from listeners?
... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?
... that Annie Dove Denmark was offered residency on campus for the rest of her life after resigning as the president of Anderson College?

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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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