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View of Blue Ridge Mountains from Sassafras Mountain, Pickens County, South Carolina (2016)

South Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ^ⓘ KARR-ə-LIE-nə) is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the southwest 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 , 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 American Civil War, it 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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John Caldwell Calhoun (/kælˈhuːn/; March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners. Calhoun began his political career as a nationalist, modernizer and proponent of a strong federal government and protective tariffs. In the late 1820s, his views changed radically, and he became a leading proponent of states' rights, limited government, nullification, and opposition to high tariffs. Calhoun saw Northern acceptance of those policies as a condition of the South's remaining in the Union. His beliefs heavily influenced the South's secession from the Union in 1860 and 1861. He was the first of two vice presidents to resign from the position, the second being Spiro Agnew, who resigned in 1973.

Calhoun began his political career with election to the House of Representatives in 1810. As a prominent leader of the war hawk faction, he strongly supported the War of 1812. Calhoun served as Secretary of War under President James Monroe and, in that position, reorganized and modernized the War Department. He was a candidate for the presidency in the 1824 election. After failing to gain support, Calhoun agreed to be a candidate for vice president. The Electoral College elected him vice president by an overwhelming majority. He served under John Quincy Adams and continued under Andrew Jackson, who defeated Adams in the election of 1828, making Calhoun the most recent U.S. vice president to serve under two different presidents. (Full article...)

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Timothy Eugene Scott (born September 19, 1965) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Carolina since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a Charleston city councilor, a state representative, and a U.S. Representative. He also worked in financial services before entering politics.

Scott served on the Charleston County Council from 1995 to 2009. He then served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 2009 to 2011, and represented South Carolina's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013. (Full article...)

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Image 1North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 2Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 3A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 4Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 5Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 6Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 7An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 8Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 9Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 10South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 11Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 12South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)

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

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Image 14Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 15South 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 16Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 17Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 18Children 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 19A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 20A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 21North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 22Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 23Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 24South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 25Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 26Children 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 27Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 28Joseph 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 29Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 30Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 31Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 32A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 33Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 34Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 35Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 36Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 37Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 38A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 39Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 40Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 41Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 42Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 43Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 44Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 45A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 46A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 47Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 48The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 49A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 50Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from 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 52A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 53A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 54Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 55The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)

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... that Marsh Hen Mill in South Carolina grinds heirloom grains with a 1945 gristmill that was found in a barn in 2007?
... that an attempt to jazz up a South Carolina radio station did not get much response from listeners?
... that Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College in South Carolina is also called the "Oberlin Unit" because of the donations of books by the students of Oberlin College in Ohio?
... 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 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 Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?

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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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