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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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The siege of Savage's Old Fields (also known as the first siege of Ninety Six, November 19–21, 1775) was an encounter between Patriot and Loyalist forces in the back country town of Ninety Six, South Carolina, early in the American Revolutionary War. It was the first major conflict in South Carolina in the war, having been preceded by bloodless seizures of several military fortifications in the province.

Patriot forces under the command of Major Andrew Williamson had been dispatched to the area to recover a shipment of gunpowder and ammunition intended for the Cherokee that had been seized by Loyalists. Williamson's force, numbering over 500, established a stockaded fort near Ninety Six, where it was surrounded by some 1,900 Loyalists. (Full article...)

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of South Carolina may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in South Carolina as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas, although the state legislature has not repealed its sodomy laws. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are eligible for all of the protections available to opposite-sex married couples. However, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is not banned statewide.

In February 2017, South Carolina voters elected their first openly gay lawmaker to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Jason Elliott represents the 22nd District (which includes part of Greenville) and is a member of the Republican Party. (Full article...)

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Image 1Joseph 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 2Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 3South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 4Children 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 5A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 6Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 7A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 8Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 9Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 10A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (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 12Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 13Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 14A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 15Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 16Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 17Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 18Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 19A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 20Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 21South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 22Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 23Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)

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

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Image 25A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 26A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 27Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 28A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 29Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

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Image 30South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 31The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 32Children 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 33Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 34Joseph 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 35Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 36Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 37Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 38A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 39Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 40A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 41Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 42Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 43The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 44Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 45Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 46Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 47Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 48Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 49Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 50Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 51Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 52An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)
Image 53North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 54South 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 55North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)

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... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?
... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
... 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 Annie Dove Denmark was offered residency on campus for the rest of her life after resigning as the president of Anderson College?
... 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 South Carolina legislator Wade Perrin was assassinated by members of the Ku Klux Klan the day after being re-elected?

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Columbia (capital)
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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