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South Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ^ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-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 Adair (January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1840) was an American pioneer, slave trader, soldier, and politician. He was the eighth Governor of Kentucky and represented the state in both the U.S. House and Senate. A native of South Carolina, Adair enlisted in the state militia and served in the Revolutionary War, during which he was twice captured and held as a prisoner of war by the British. Following the War, he was elected as a delegate to South Carolina's convention to ratify the United States Constitution.

After moving to Kentucky in 1786, Adair participated in the Northwest Indian War, including a skirmish with the Miami Chief Little Turtle near Fort St. Clair in 1792. Popular for his service in two wars, he entered politics in 1792 as a delegate to Kentucky's constitutional convention. Adair was elected to a total of eight terms in the state House of Representatives between 1793 and 1803. He served as Speaker of the Kentucky House in 1802 and 1803, and was a delegate to the state's Second Constitutional Convention in 1799. He ascended to the United States Senate to fill the seat vacated when John Breckinridge resigned to become Attorney General of the United States in the Cabinet of Thomas Jefferson, but failed to win a full term in the subsequent election due to his implication in a treason conspiracy involving Vice President Aaron Burr. After a long legal battle, he was acquitted of any wrongdoing; and his accuser, General James Wilkinson, was ordered to issue an apology. The negative publicity kept him out of politics for more than a decade. (Full article...)

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South Carolina was one of the Thirteen Colonies that first formed the United States. European exploration of the area began in April 1540 with the Hernando de Soto expedition, which unwittingly introduced diseases that decimated the local Native American population. In 1663, the English Crown granted land to eight proprietors of what became the colony. The first settlers came to the Province of Carolina at the port of Charleston in 1670. They were mostly wealthy planters and their slaves coming from the English Caribbean colony of Barbados. By 1700 the colony was exporting deerskin, cattle, rice, and naval stores (such as masts and turpentine). The Province of Carolina was split into North and South Carolina in 1712. Pushing back the Native Americans in the Yamasee War (1715–1717), colonists next overthrew the proprietors' rule in the Revolution of 1719, seeking more direct representation. In 1719, South Carolina became a crown colony.

In the Stamp Act Crisis of 1765, South Carolina banded together with the other colonies to oppose British taxation and played a major role in resisting Great Britain. In March 1776, South Carolina statesmen adopted a temporary system of provincial government, a precursor to the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity amongst 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. (Full article...)

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Image 1A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 2South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 3A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 4Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)

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

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Image 6Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 7Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 8Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 9Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 10Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 11South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 12Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 13Joseph 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 14Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 15Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 16The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 17An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 18Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 19North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 20Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 21Children 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 22Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 23Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 24Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 25Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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(from South Carolina)
Image 26Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 27Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 28Children 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 29Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 30North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 31Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 32A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 33Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 34Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 35A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 36Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 37Joseph 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 38Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 39A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 40A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 41Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 42Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 43A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 44Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 45Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 46South 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 47A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 48A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 49Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 50The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 51Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 52A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 53Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 54Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 55South Carolina State House (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 an attempt to jazz up a South Carolina radio station did not get much response from listeners?
... 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 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 U.S. regulators determined that a South Carolina radio station broadcast from unauthorized facilities for more than 15 years?
... that Marsh Hen Mill in South Carolina grinds heirloom grains with a 1945 gristmill that was found in a barn in 2007?

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