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State of South Carolina |
| Address: |
State House |
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1100 Gervais Street |
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Columbia, South Carolina 29201 |
| Phone: |
(803) 734-2430 |
| Fax: |
(803) 734-5167 |
| Admitted: |
May 23, 1788 |
| Population: |
5,190,705 (2021 Estimate) |
| National Rank: |
23 |
| Total Area: |
32,007 square miles |
| National Rank: |
40 |
| Nickname: |
The Palmetto State |
| Time Zone: |
Eastern Time Zone |
| Low Point: |
Sea Level |
| High Point: |
3,530 Feet - Sassafras Mountain |
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| Amphibian: |
Spotted Salamander |
| Animal: |
White-Tailed Deer |
| Beverage: |
Milk |
| Bird: |
Great Carolina Wren |
| Botanical Garden: |
Botanical Garden at Clemson University |
| Butterfly: |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
| Colors: |
Indigo Blue |
| Dance: |
The Shag |
| Dog: |
Boykin Spaniel |
| Fish: |
Striped Bass |
| Flower: |
Yellow Jessamine |
| Folk Dance: |
Square Dance |
| Fossil: |
Columbian Mammoth |
| Fruit: |
Peach |
| Game Bird: |
Wild Turkey
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| Gemstone: |
Amethyst |
| Grass: |
Indian Grass |
| Insect: |
Carolina Mantid |
| Language: |
English |
| Marine Mammal: |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
| Motto: |
"Dum Spiro Spero"
(While I Breathe, I Hope) |
| Poet Laureate: |
Christine Stewart |
| Railroad Museum: |
Railroad Museum in Winnsboro |
| Reptile: |
Loggerhead Sea Turtle |
| Shell: |
Lettered Olive |
| Snackfood: |
Boiled Peanuts |
| Song: |
"Carolina" and "South Carolina on My Mind" |
| Stone: |
Blue Granite |
| Tartan: |
The Carolina Tartan |
| Tree: |
Sabal Palmetto |
| Waltz: |
"Richardson Waltz" |
| Wild Flower: |
Goldenrod |
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