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South Carolina was the 8th state to be admitted into the Union on Friday, May 23, 1788.

South Carolina covers 31,055 square miles with a population of 4,012,012 people.  South Carolina is the 40th largest state and 26th in populous.  Sassafras Mountain is South Carolina's highest point at 3,560 feet above sea level.  South Carolina was named to honor King Charles I. Stretching 60 miles from Little River to Georgetown, South Carolina's Grand Strand is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States.

More facts about South Carolina

South Carolina's capital - Columbia

Border States - Georgia, North Carolina

Nickname - Palmetto State

Major rivers - Santee River, Edisto River, Savannah River

Major Lakes - Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, Lake Murray, Hartwell Lake

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.

Once primarily agricultural, South Carolina today has many large textile and other mills that produce several times the output of its farms in cash value. Charleston makes asbestos, wood, pulp, steel products, chemicals, machinery, and apparel.

Farms have become fewer but larger in recent years. South Carolina ranks third in peach production; it ranks fourth in overall tobacco production. Other top agricultural commodities include nursery and greenhouse products, watermelons, peanuts, broilers and turkeys, and cattle and calves. The only commercial tea plantation in America is 20 mi south of Charleston on Wadmalaw Island.

Points of interest include Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, and aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor; the Middleton, Magnolia, and Cypress Gardens in Charleston; Cowpens National Battlefield; the Hilton Head resorts; and the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia.

The sun, sand and surf draws thousands of vacationers to South Carolina’s beaches. Myrtle Beach, Isle of Palms, Hilton Head and Seabrook are a few of the most popular tourist spots. The obvious activities are sunbathing, swimming, boating and fishing. In recent years the state has transformed itself into one of the premier golfing areas in the world.

The statewide sales tax is 4 percent plus an additional 1 percent on everyone under the age of 85. Counties may impose an additional 1 percent increment. There is also an admissions tax of 5 percent and an accommodations tax of 2 percent.

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