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NICK NAME | The Palmetto State | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Columbia | |
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LARGEST CITY | Columbia | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Charleston | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Greenville | |
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AREA | 32,007 sq. miles; 30,111 sq. miles land, 1,896 sq. miles water. Coastilne 187 miles. (40th state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 3,560 ft., Sassafras Mountain (Pickens County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | sea level along the Atlantic Ocean | |
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ABBREVIATION | SC (postal); S.Car. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 803, 864 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern | |
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PART OF REGION | South; Atlantic States | |
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ADMISSION DATE | May 23, 1788 (8th State) | |
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LOCATION | On the Southern Atlantic coast of the United States, bordering Georgia, and North Carolina. One of the original thirteen English colonies. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | For Charles I of England (see North Carlina). | |
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STATE ANIMAL | White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) | |
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STATE BIRD | Carolina Wren (Thryothorus Ludovicianus) | |
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STATE FISH | Striped Bass (Morone Saxatilis) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Yellow Jassamine (Gelsemium Sempervirens) | |
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STATE SONG | "Carolina" | |
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STATE STONE | Blue Granite | |
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STATE TREE | Palmetto | |
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STATE MOTTO | Animis Opibusque Prati (Latin: "Prepared in mind and resources") Dum Spiro Spero (Latin: "While 1 breathe, 1 hope") |
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