SOUTH CAROLINA

South Carolina is known as the Palmetto State because of its many Sabal Palmetto trees. The palmetto tree is also on the state flag.

South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860.

The Carolina wren is the state bird of South Carolina. It's a small, energetic bird that lives in gardens, human dwellings, and wild habitats.

Morgan Island is home to a colony of more than 3,000 Rhesus monkeys.

The name South Carolina honors King Charles I of England, who established the English colony.

South Carolina's geography can be divided into three regions: the Atlantic coastal plain, the Piedmont, and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

South Carolina's motto is Dum Spiro Spero, which means "While I breathe, I hope".