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	The US50 - A guide to the state of South Carolina - History
		The human history of what is now called South Carolina goes back more than 11,000 years when the first Americans migrated into the region, fanned out, and began to develop the individual tribal characteristics encountered by the first European explorers.
		South Carolinians were leaders in the resistance to the Stamp Act and took and active part in the American Revolution, with at least 299 battles and skirmishes fought here.
		Post-war South Carolina was in a ruinous condition and the state was occupied by federal troops until after the election of Wade Hampton as governor in 1876.
	www.theus50.com /southcarolina/history.shtml (1125 words)

	A Brief History of South Carolina
		With the withdrawal from Santa Elena to St. Augustine in 1587, South Carolina was again left to the Native Americans until the English established the first permanent European settlement at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River in 1670.
		South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788, and in 1790 moved its seat of government from Charleston to the new city of Columbia in the state's midlands.
		One-fifth of South Carolina's white males of fighting age were sacrificed to the Confederate cause, and General William Tecumseh Sherman's march through the state at the war's end left a trail of destruction.
	www.state.sc.us /scdah/history.htm (1148 words)

	South Carolina: History
		South Carolinians—Christopher Gadsden, Henry Laurens, and Arthur Middleton—were leaders in the movement for independence, and in Mar., 1776, an independent government of South Carolina was set up with John Rutledge as president.
		South Carolina ratified the federal Constitution in May, 1788, and replaced the royal charter with a state charter in 1790.
		Because South Carolina was viewed as the birthplace of secession, it was difficult to restrain many of the Union soldiers, and the deliberate devastation, culminating in the burning of Columbia, was appalling.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0861203.html (2155 words)

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		With more than 30,000 square miles of land and water, South Carolina is especially known for it's many fine beaches and some of the world's best golf courses.
		South Carolina agriculture included cotton, tobacco and indigo in the 1600's.
		South Carolina is called home to many major horse events, such as the Aiken Triple Crown and Carolina Cup in Camden.
	www.nass.usda.gov /sc/ssoinf2.htm (422 words)

	South Carolina Family History - South Carolina Birth Records. South Carolina Family Search Page. (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Aiken County, South Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions: Graniteville This is an extraction of the Graniteville Aiken County, South Carolina Cemetery Inscriptions.
		South Carolina Death Index, 1915-1949 This database is an index to deaths occurring in the state of South Carolina from 1915-1949.
		History of the German settlements and of the Lutheran Church in North and South Carolina.
	www.familyhistory.com.cob-web.org:8888 /state.asp?state=SC (535 words)

	Antebellum South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Antebellum South Carolina is typically defined by historians as the period of South Carolina between the War of 1812 and the American Civil War.
		South Carolinians had earlier tolerated slavery as a necessary evil, but largely in reaction to the continual sparring with abolitionists, proclaimed slavery a positive good, a benefit to the enslaved, and a proper response to the "natural" differences between whites and fls.
		South Carolina's fighting prowess was once again proven in battle, but, largely because of disease, of 1,100 South Carolinian volunteers who fought in the war only 300 returned alive.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antebellum_South_Carolina (1769 words)

	South Carolina State Library Brief SC History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		South Carolina ratified the United States Constitution on May 23, 1788, becoming the eighth state to enter the union.
		In the 1820s South Carolinian John C. Calhoun developed the theory of nullification, by which a state could reject any federal law it considered to be a violation of its rights.
		As the century drew to a close, all of South Carolina's citizens were able to participate in the state's government and economy.
	www.state.sc.us /scsl/brfhist.html (803 words)

	South Carolina Railroad Museum
		The South Carolina Railroad Museum, Inc. was established in 1973 by a group of dedicated railroad enthusiasts from the Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina areas.
		The South Carolina Railroad Museum, Inc. is actively seeking donations of railroad artifacts, equipment and funds (all donations are tax deductible).
		The South Carolina Railroad Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is also a member of Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, S.C. Federation of Museums, Confederation of S.C. Local Historical Societies, T.R.A.I.N. National Railway Historical Society, and the Association of Railway Museums.
	www.scrm.org /history.asp (413 words)

	Discover History
		The plantation was inhabited over the years by some of South Carolina's most prominent families as well as an extensive labor force of enslaved Africans.
		The site includes the ruins of the colonial home and mill of Edward Musgrove, an influential settler of the South Carolina Backcountry whose home was used by the British as a camp in the late summer of 1780.
		South Carolina State House - Through a tour of South Carolina's most recognizable Historic Structure, students will learn first hand the history of our state through this magnificent building's architecture, history and legislative process.
	www.discovercarolina.com /html/s04history.html (827 words)

	Facts about the History of South Carolina
		Increase your knowledge of facts about the History of the State of South Carolina with some brief, but essential historical events, dates in a timeline and the people who made the State of South Carolina great.
		Carolina is derived from the Latin name Carolus, translated as "Charles." The state was named in honor King Charles IX of France and then King Charles I and King Charles II of England.
		The early history and timeline of South Carolina providing dates, facts and info about the history of the Seven Years War, the American Revolution, facts about the Indian Wars, the Civil War and facts about the Spanish American War.
	www.facts-about.org.uk /history-us-state-south-carolina.htm (1398 words)

	South Carolina Covers and Postal History
		South Carolina Postal History and Illustrated Catalog of Postmarks 1760-1860 by Harvey Teal and Bob Stets is a great book, with a far too narrow time period.
		South Carolina Post Office and Postmasters 1860-1865 by Harvey Teal and Bob Stets again covers only a very narrow period.
		Among the 50 states, the District of Columbia, R.P.O.'s and Streetcars, South Carolina rates as the 21st state in terms of percentage of covers sold at 56.07%.
	www.postalhistory.com /State/South_Carolina (202 words)

	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program » Earthquake History of South Carolina
		Charleston, South Carolina, and nearby cities suffered most of the damage, although points as far as 160 kilometers away were strongly shaken.
		The August 31, 1886, Charleston earthquake was initially perceived in that city as a barely perceptible tremor, then a sound like a heavy body rolling along; the sound became a roar, all movable objects began to shake and rattle, and the tremor became a rude, rapid quiver.
		Pickens County was the apparent center of an October 20, 1924, earthquake which shook most of South Carolina and western North Carolina, northeastern Georgia, and eastern Tennessee.
	earthquake.usgs.gov /regional/states/south_carolina/history.php (975 words)

	SC Attorney General's Office - Henry McMaster
		In South Carolina, the Attorney General’s Office was founded on February 5, 1698 with the appointment of the preeminent lawyer Nicholas Trott.
		Trott’s legacy as South Carolina’s first Attorney General, in which he demonstrated strength and independence, is truly enduring, and we commemorate his service today over three hundred years later.
		The South Carolina Attorney General is an office rich in history and heritage and one vital to the citizens of South Carolina.
	www.scattorneygeneral.org /office/history.php (1866 words)

	History of South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By the end of the 16th century, the Spanish and French had left the area of South Carolina after several reconnaissance missions and failed colonization attempts; however in 1629, Charles I granted his attorney general a charter to everything between latitudes 36 and 31.
		Despite South Carolina's important role in the start of the war, and a long unsuccessful attempt to take Charleston from 1863 onward, few military engagements occurred within the state's borders until 1865, when Sherman's Army, having already completed its march to the Sea in Savannah, marched to Columbia then north into North Carolina.
		Named for their trademark red shirts (worn to mock the historic "waving of the bloody shirt" of the radical Republicans), the Red Shirts turned the tide in South Carolina, convincing whites that this could indeed be the year they regain control.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_South_Carolina (5749 words)

	History of South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
		South Carolina Farm Bureau began as an idea in the minds of a handful of progressive farmers who sought ways to improve the agricultural situation in the state during and after World War II.
		On April 19, 1944, the State of South Carolina officially chartered the organization.
		Its purpose was “to effectively organize, advance and improve, in every way possible, the agricultural interests of the State of South Carolina, economically, educationally and socially, through the united efforts of the county Farm Bureaus of the State.”; Robert R. Coker of Hartsville was elected as SCFB’s first president.
	www.scfb.org /history.asp (315 words)

	South Carolina
		Settled by the English in 1670, South Carolina was based on a plantation culture with an aristocratic, wealthy society that was dependent on fl slave labor.
		One of the original 13 colonies, South Carolina was first formed in 1729 when the Carolina colony was divided in two to form North and South Carolina.
		Today South Carolina honors its history and culture while also working to become a global business center.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/sc (125 words)

	South Carolina: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The state flag of South Carolina was officially adopted in 1861.
		When South Carolina seceded from the Union, the palmetto tree was added to the flag.
		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.
	www.enchantedlearning.com.cob-web.org:8888 /usa/states/southcarolina (417 words)

	NPR : 300 Years of Jewish History in South Carolina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Listen to Joshua Levs' report on the Jewish community in South Carolina.
		Throughout the state's history, South Carolina Jews have shown fierce pride in their religion and their land -- though Levs also found that their experience has been shaped by the desire to fit in with the Christian establishment, and, at times, fear of anti-Semitic attacks.
		South Carolina was the first state to grant Jews voting rights, and by 1800 there were about 2,000 Jews in South Carolina -- more than in any other state.
	www.npr.org /programs/morning/features/2002/mar/southernjews (812 words)

	City of Georgetown, South Carolina History
		From its earliest beginnings as the probable site of the first European settlement in North America in 1526, to its present status as a vibrant and gracious city of 9,000, Georgetown has long been known for its warm hospitality and Southern charm.
		The third oldest city in South Carolina, following Charleston and Beaufort, Georgetown was founded in 1729 and became an official port of entry in 1732.
		Georgetown's long history combined with its diversity of cultures, linkage to the sea, triumphs, defeats and revitalizations have all contributed to create an area known for its charm and beauty.
	www.cityofgeorgetownsc.com /history.aspx (628 words)

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	south-carolina-history.agroinzert.sk.cob-web.org:8888 (239 words)

	Important South Carolina History: South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation &
		South Carolina became the 8th state to ratify the Constitution.
		South Carolina became the first state to pass the Ordinance of Secession and secede from the
		South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
	www.scprt.com /facts-figures/helpwithhomework/history.aspx (217 words)

	Discover South Carolina's History & Heritage
		Being the sites of the first permanent English settlement in the Carolinas and the site of the first shots fired in the Civil War, South Carolina claims a significant place in American History.
		Visit Charles Towne Landing, the first permanent English settlement founded in Colonial South Carolina, walk the English gardens of a colonial plantation, or visit historic Charleston, a contemporary city with old-world charm, carriage rides and cobblestone streets.
		More than 1200 historic sites in South Carolina are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and distinctive architecture throughout the state reflects the pride and history of European, African and Carribean influences.
	www.discoversouthcarolina.com /see-do/history-heritage.aspx (244 words)

	South Carolina
		In the first comprehensive history of South Carolina published in nearly fifty years, Walter Edgar presents a sweeping chronicle of a state with an illustrious, sometimes infamous, past.
		He also chronicles South Carolina's changing politics in the once-solid South, the state's reawakening after World War II, the casualties and victories of an extended civil rights struggle, and the Palmetto State's present economic, educational, and political challenges.
		Authoritative, informed, clearly written, this is the history of South Carolina for this generation.
	www.sc.edu /uscpress/Fw98/3255.html (570 words)

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