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Brief History. Francisco de Gordillo first explored the coast of this region in 1521, which was followed by an unsuccessful attempt to establish a colony near present-day Georgetown in 1526. First English settlement was made in 1670 at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River. South Carolina, officially separated from North Carolina in 1729, was the scene of extensive military action during the Revolution and again during the Civil War. The Civil War began in 1861 as South Carolina troops fired on federal Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, and the state was the first to secede from the Union.

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More About This State

Nickname: Palmetto State

Capital: Columbia

Date entered union: May 23, 1788

Population: 4,255,083

State Flower: YellowJessamine

State Bird: Great CarolinaWren

Land area: 30,109 sq mi.

Topography: Blue Ridge province in northwest has highest peaks; piedmont lies between the mountains and fall line; coastal plain covers two-thirds of the state.

Major Industries: Manufacturing; Educational, health and social services; Retail trade

More About The People

Folks are called: South Carolinian

Ethnicities: White: 2,695,560 (67.2%); Black: 1,185,216 (29.5%); American Indian: 13,718 (0.3%); Asian: 36,014 (0.9%); Other race: 39,926 (1.0%); Two or more races: 39,950 (1.0%); Hispanic/Latino: 95,076 (2.4%)

Male/Female stats: Male: 1,948,929 (48.6%); Female: 2,063,083 (51.4%)

Median household income ($): 37,082

College Grads: 13.5%

Home Owners: 72.2%

Famous people: Andrew Jackson, Francis Marion ("Swamp Fox")

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