South Carolina is a 23rd largest state in the Union population wise with nearly 5 million inhabitants
The state was the eighth to join the Union on May 23rd 1788
25 days after Maryland the seven state ratified the Constitution then became estate on April 28th of the same year
South Carolina has an area of 32 thousand 20 square miles making it larger than ten states
The state is directly behind
Minnesota population wise with around 600 thousand less inhabitants while I was directly ahead of Alabama with approximately 100,000 more inhabitants
South Carolina borders, North Carolina and the north and Georgia and the Southwest its location places it in the Eastern time zone
the highest point in South Carolina is sassafras Mountain at
3,500 63 feet above sea level
This mountain is part of the Blue Ridge Mountains as well as the larger Appalachian Mountains
The lowest point in the state is in the east where the state meets the Atlantic at sea level
the largest city in South Carolina is Charleston with an approximate population of
140,000 in the city proper and around
750,000 in the metropolitan area
Charleston is located on the Charleston Harbor in inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the Ashley and Cooper rivers
The second largest city in South Carolina is Columbia with a population of around 100 34,000 located 105 miles from Charleston
It's important to note that Columbia was a largest city in the state as of may 2017
Just recently being passed by Charleston due to the city's growth
This city is located a mere 13 miles from the geographic center of South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the state and has been since 1786?
Columbia is located in Richland County the second most populous of South Carolina's 46 counties with around 400 10,000 inhabitants
the most populous county in the state is Greenville County with around 400 90,000 inhabitants
This county is a location of the aptly named Greenville with a population of around 68,000
Ellendale County located in the southeast on the South Carolina Georgia border has a population of
10,000 making at the least inhabited county within, South Carolina
The modern flag of South Carolina was first adopted on January 28
1861 and consists of a white palmetto tree and a crescent on an indigo background
The tree represents the defense of the Palmetto log fort on Sullivan's Island against the British fleet On June 28 at 1776
the Crescent design was worn on the caps of South Carolina troops during the Revolutionary War the
indigo background also matches the troops uniforms
The first European to sail along South Carolina's coast was Spanish explorer Francisco gordillo in 1521
While no, settlements were established several dozen Native Americans were enslaved
Five years later in 1526 the Spanish established a short-lived settlement
The French would later build a fort on Parris Island in 1562 however would also abandon it shortly
The first permanent settlement was established by the British in 1670 at our Burma point in Charleston
South Carolina
Officially separated from North Carolina in 1729 and as the Revolutionary War broke out quickly became an essential member of the Union over
200 battles during the revolution occurred in South Carolina more than in any state
Following the war the state became the eighth to join the Union on May 23rd 1788
South Carolina played a very different role in the Civil War however
on December 20th 1860 the state declared its secession from the United States
until February 8th of the following year, South Carolina was an independent country
This independence was ended when the state joined his fellow southern states in the Confederacy
the Battle of Fort Sumter the first battle in the Civil War occurred in South Carolina from April 12 to April 14th
1861 and resulted in a Confederate victory
Following the war South Carolina's slaves were freed and the state was readmitted into the union in 1868
in the modern day, South Carolina remains an important member of the Union
So that's a brief tour of South Carolina
the state has been an important member of the country since the Revolution and
Despite succeeding during the Civil War continues to be in a central state
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