South Carolina became the 8th state in 1788 and is the 23rd largest state by population with about 5 million residents. It is also the 40th largest state by land and water area with a total area of 32,020 square miles. Columbia, the state's capital city, is South Carolina's largest city with a population of approximately 127,000 people.
The word Carolina comes from the Carolus, the Latin form of the name Charles.
Included below are more facts and symbols, a state map, the state songs and views of the South Carolina State Quarter.
South Carolina State Capital - Columbia
State Nickname - The Palmetto State
State Mottos:
"Animis Opibusque Parati" ( Prepared in Mind and Resources) and
"Dum Spiro Spero" ( While I Breathe I Hope)
State Flower - Yellow Jessamine
State Wildflower - Goldenrod
State Tree - Palmetto Tree
State Butterfly - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
State Bird - Carolina Wren
State Game Bird - Wild Turkey
State Duck - Wood Duck
State Fish - Striped Bass
State Animal - Whitetail Deer
State Marine Mammal - Bottlenose Dolphin
State Migratory Marine Animal - Northern Right Whale
State Dog - Boykin Spaniel
State Insect - Carolina Mantid
State Spider - Carolina Wolf Spider
State Reptile - Loggerhead Turtle
State Amphibian - Spotted Salamander
State Shell - Lettered Olive
State Gemstone - Amethyst
State Rock or Stone - Blue Granite
State Grass - Indian Grass
State Color - Indigo Blue
State Dance - Shag
State Folk Dance - Square Dance
State Waltz - Richardson Waltz
State Music - Spiritual
State Popular Music - Beach Music
State Opera - Porgy and Bess
State Fruit - Peach
State Snack - Boiled Peanut
State Beverage - Milk
State Hospitality Beverage - Tea
Official State Web Site - sc.gov
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Carolina
Words by Henry Timrod
Music by Anne Custis Burgess
Edited by G. R. Goodwin
Call on thy children of the hill,
Wake swamp and river, coast and rill,
Rouse all thy strength and all thy skill,
Carolina! Carolina!
Hold up the glories of thy dead;
Say how thy elder children bled,
And point to Eutaw's battle-bed,
Carolina! Carolina!
Thy skirts indeed the foe may part,
Thy robe be pierced with sword and dart,
They shall not touch thy noble heart,
Carolina! Carolina!
Throw thy bold banner to the breeze!
Front with thy ranks the threatening seas
Like thine own proud armorial trees,
Carolina! Carolina!
Girt with such wills to do and bear,
Assured in right, and mailed in prayer,
Thou wilt not bow thee to despair,
Carolina! Carolina!
Carolina On My Mind
At the foot hills of the Appalachian chain,
Down through the rivers, to the coastal plain,
There's a place that I call home,
And I'll never be alone,
Singin' this Carolina love song
I've got South Carolina on my mind
Remembering all those sunshine Summertimes,
And the Autumns in the Smokies when the leaves turn to gold
Touches my heart and thrills my soul to have South Carolina on my mind,
With those clean snow-covered mountain Wintertimes
And the white sand of the beaches and those Carolina peaches,
I've got South Carolina on my mind.
I'm grown now with a family of my own
In a place that all my kids are callin' home.
And I love this life I'm livin',
And thank God for all He's givin',
But my heart sings a Carolina love song
I've got South Carolina on my mind
Remembering all those sunshine Summertimes,
And the Autumns in the Smokies when the leaves turn to gold
Touches my heart and thrills my soul to have South Carolina on my mind,
With those clean snow-covered mountain Wintertimes
And the white sand of the beaches and those Carolina peaches,
I've got South Carolina on my mind.
The State Pledge To The Flag of South Carolina
The pledge was originally written in 1950 by Mrs. John R. Carson.
"I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith."
United States Mint 50 State Quarters© Program coin:
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