| A short history of the South Carolina State flag | South Carolina was named after King Charles I of England. In 1629 he gave it to Robert Heath. During the Revolutionary War, the cap and badge of South Carolinian troops was a white crescent. This was placed on a blue background as the military flag. In 1776 during the British attack on a log fort in Charleston Harbor, the palmetto wood used in the fort's construction proved resilient, and then the tree was added to the flag as a tribute. |
A short history of South Carolina (The
Palmetto State) | Settlements became permanent in 1670. This colony was a royal province in 1719. In 1775 a council of safety took over, and the governor fled. On May 23,1788 the constitution was ratified. South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860 and re-admitted to the union in 1868. |
| Area of South Carolina | 31,113 sq. miles |
Capital
| Columbia |
| Major Products | Tobacco, soybeans, corn, non-metallic minerals, cotton and textiles |
| State Motto | Dum spiro spero ("While I breathe I hope")
Animas opibusque parati ("prepared in soul and resources") |
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