State Capital - ColumbiaLargest City - ColumbiaArea - 32,007 square miles [South Carolina is the 40th 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 RiverMajor Lakes - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Hartwell LakeHighest Point - Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 feet (1,085 m) above sea levelBordering States - Georgia, North CarolinaBordering 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 StateState Motto - "Dum Spiro Spero" - While I breathe, I hopeState Song - Carolina
Monday, May 4, 2009
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State Capital - ColumbiaLargest City - ColumbiaArea - 32,007 square miles [South Carolina is the 40th 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 RiverMajor Lakes - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Hartwell LakeHighest Point - Sassafras Mountain - 3,560 feet (1,085 m) above sea levelBordering States - Georgia, North CarolinaBordering 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 StateState Motto - "Dum Spiro Spero" - While I breathe, I hopeState Song - Carolina
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