South Carolina

South Carolina Map Quiz/Printout South Carolina Outline Map Printout

South Carolina Facts, Map and State Symbol

South Carolina Flag Printout/Quiz Large Flag Printable

South Carolina was the 8^th state in the USA; it became a state on May 23, 1788.

State Abbreviation - SC
State Capital - Columbia
Largest City - Columbia
Area - 32,007 square miles [South Carolina is the40th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 4,012,012 (as of 2000) [South Carolina is the 26th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - South Carolinians
Major Industries - farming (tobacco, soybeans), textiles, manufacturing chemicals, processed foods, machinery, electronics, paper products, tourism

Presidential Birthplace - Andrew Jackson was born in Waxhaw on March 15, 1767 (he was the 7th US President, serving from 1829 to 1837).

Major Rivers - Santee River, Edisto River, Savannah River
Major Lakes - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Hartwell Lake
Highest Point - Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 feet (1,085 m) above sea level
Number of Counties - 46
Bordering States - Georgia, North Carolina
Bordering Body of Water - Atlantic Ocean

Origin of the Name South Carolina - South Carolina was named to honor King Charles I (Carolus is Latin for Charles).
State Nickname - Palmetto State
State Motto - "Dum Spiro Spero" - While I breathe, I hope
State Song - Carolina 

South Carolina State Symbols and Emblems:

State FlagThe state flag of South Carolina was officially adopted in 1861. It has a white crescent and a white palmetto tree on a blue ground. Three white crescents (on a blue background) were first used on a South Carolina banner protesting the Stamp Act in 1765. In 1775, Colonel William Moultrie designed a banner for South Carolina troops; it had a white crescent on a blue field. When South Carolina seceded from the Union, the palmetto tree was added to the flag. The palmetto tree was chosen because this tree had helped South Carolinians defeat the British in a battle at Sullivan's Island (during the Revolutionary War). The South Carolinians built a fort out of palmetto wood, and when the British fired cannonballs at the fort, instead of knocking the fort down, the soft palmetto wood just absorbed the cannonballs.

Animal Symbols:

State BirdCarolina wren

State Game Bird Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

State Animal Whitetail deer

State Butterfly Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly

State InsectCarolina Mantid (Stagmomantis carolina )

State FishStriped bass

State DogBoykin spaniel

State ReptileLoggerhead Turtle

State SpiderCarolina wolf spider

State AmphibianSpotted salamander

State ShellLettered Olive

Plant Symbols:

State FlowerYellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)

State TreeSabal Palmetto

State Fruit Peach

Earth Symbols:

State StoneBlue granite

State GemstoneAmethyst

State SoilLynchburg

Miscellaneous Symbols:

State Beverage Milk

State Hospitality BeverageTea

State DanceThe shag

State Folk DanceThe square dance

State WaltzThe Richardson waltz

Related Pages:

South Carolina: Map/Quiz PrintoutAnswer geography questions about South Carolina using the map on this quiz. Answers	South Carolina: Outline Map PrintoutAn outline map of South Carolina state to print.	South Carolina: US State Dot to Dot Mystery MapConnect the dots to draw the borders of a mystery state of the USA. Then use a globe or atlas to figure out which state you have drawn. You might want to give students clues, such as that it is in the eastern USA, that its capital is Columbia, or that its name starts with "S." Answer: South Carolina.
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