South Carolina:
- Is one of the original 13 colonies
- Was the first state to vote to secede from the Union and was the founding state of the Confederate States of America. :-|
- The state tree (which is also the state tree of Florida), the Sabal Palmetto (a.k.a. Cabbage Palmetto), featured on the state flag, is in fact NOT a tree, but is actually a grass.
- In addition to its commonly-known nickname of "The Palmetto State," South Carolina also bears the nicknames "The Iodine State" & "The Rice State."
- They have a State Dog, the Boykin Spaniel.
Well, that's a good enough list for now. I'm sure I'll be coming across loads of other ones, and I plan to "blog my way South," because there are oh-so-many new and amusing sights and experiences I'm sure I'll just have to share!
