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Back to US States Page South Carolina Capital: Columbia Population: 4,147,152 (source: 2003 Census estimate) Largest City: Columbia South Carolina State Symbols State Nickname: Palmetto State State Slogan: Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places. Also on one of its two base license plates. State Motto: Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope) State flower: Yellow Jessamine State bird: Carolina Wren State fish: Striped bass State tree: Palmetto State mammal: White-tailed deer, Boykin Spaniel State foods: Peach, Milk, Sweet Tea Fun Facts About South Carolina The state tree of South Carolina, the Palmetto Tree, was used to build the walls for a fort on Sullivan Island. The rubbery trees were a great defense as cannon balls bounced right off them! The first shots of the civil were in South Carolina at Fort Sumter. Johnston, South Carolina is called the Peach Capital of the World. There is a giant water tower in the shape of a peach near Gaffney. Before South Carolina adopted the Palmetto State as its nickname it was called the Iodine State. Becoming a State Date admitted: Saturday, November 2, 1889 Number admitted: 40 Prior Name: Dakota Territory Postal Abbreviation: SC The Geography of South Carolina Total Size: 30,109 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census) Geographical Low Point: Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Geographical High Point: Sassafras Mtn. at 3,560 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Pickens (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Central Point: Located in Richland County approx. 13 miles southeast of Columbia (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Counties: 46 (source: National Association of Counties) Back to US States Page Back to Geography Home Page

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