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Quick Facts: South Carolina
| Capital
City: |
Columbia |
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| 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 |
| E-mail
your Congressperson: |
U.S. House: 110th
Congress
U.S. Senate: 110th
Congress
Or look up your Congressperson in the Congressional
Directory database! |
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