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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 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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Linda Martell (born Thelma Bynem; June 4, 1941) is an American singer. She became the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry. As one of the first African-American country performers, Martell helped influence the careers of future Nashville artists of color.

Born and raised in South Carolina, Martell listened to country, gospel and R&B music. In her teens, she formed a singing trio with her family titled Linda Martell and the Anglos. During the 1960s, the group recorded a handful of R&B singles and sang alongside other black performers. However, the group had little success and soon parted ways. Performing as a solo act, Martell was discovered singing country music on an air force base. This led to an introduction to producer Shelby Singleton, who signed her to his Nashville label in 1969. The same year, the label released her country cover of "Color Him Father". The song became a top 10 single on the Billboard charts and her debut album followed in 1970. (Full article...)

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A finger of the lake extends into Clemson, SC.

Lake Hartwell is a man-made reservoir bordering Georgia and South Carolina and encompassing parts of the Savannah, Tugaloo, and Seneca rivers. Lake Hartwell is one of the Southeastern United States' largest recreation lakes. The lake was created by the construction of the Hartwell Dam, completed in 1962 and located on the Savannah River seven miles (11 km) below the point at which the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers join to form the Savannah. Extending 49 miles (79 km) up the Tugaloo and 45 miles (72 km) up the Seneca at normal pool elevation, the lake comprises nearly 56,000 acres (230 km²) of water with a shoreline of 962 miles (1,548 km). The entire Hartwell "Project" contains 76,450 acres (309 km²) of land and water. I-85 bisects Hartwell Lake and makes the area easily accessible to visitors. (Full article...)

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Image 1Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 2Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 3Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 4Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 5North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 6Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 7Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 8Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 9A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 10Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 11The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 12Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 13Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 14Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 15A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 16A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 17The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 18Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 19Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 20Joseph 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 21Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 22Joseph 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 23South 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 24A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 25Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 26Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 27Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 28South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 29South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 30Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 31A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 32Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)

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

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Image 34Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 35Children 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 36Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 37Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 38Children 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 39An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 40Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 41A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 42Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 43Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 44Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 45Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 46Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 47South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 48Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 49A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 50A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 51A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 52A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 53Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 54North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 55Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)

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... that a South Carolina TV station went on the air 12 years after its owner said the odds of it existing were "fairly long"?
... 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 a Federal Communications Commission examiner found that billing fraud at a South Carolina radio station "merited the severest sanctions"?
... that South Carolina legislator Wade Perrin was assassinated by members of the Ku Klux Klan the day after being re-elected?
... 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 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
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