
SOUTH CAROLINA
SC
"THE IODINE/RICE/SWAMP/PALMETTO STATE/KEYSTONE OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SEABOARD"
'Animis Opibusque Parati'
('Ready in Soul and Resource')
'Dum Spiro, Spero'
('While I Breathe, I Hope')
CAPITAL: Columbia
ADMITTED TO UNION: May 23, 1788 - 24th State
FLOWER: Carolina Yellow Jessamine
TREE: South Carolina Palmetto (Pinodes palmetto sabal and cabbage)
BIRD: Carolina Wren (Troglodytiadae)
SHELL: Lettered Olive (Oliva sayana)
FISH: Striped Bass
STONE: Blue Granite
GEM: Amethyst
FRUIT: Peach
BEVERAGE: Milk
HOSPITALITY BEVERAGE: Tea (Camellia Sinesis)
ANIMAL: White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virgianus)
GAME BIRD: Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopovo)
POET LAUREATE: Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs. Don Lewis)
BOTANICAL GARDEN: Clemson Btanical Garden
REPTILE: Logger-head Turtle (Caretta Caretta)
INSECT: Carolina Mentid (stagmomantis carolina johannson)
BUTTERFLY: Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterous Glaucus)
DOG: Boykin Spaniel
DANCE: The Shag
FOLK DANCE: Square Dance
SONGS: "Carolina", "Carolina on My Mind"
REGION: Southern State

External Resources
1. Wikipedia on South Carolina <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina>
2. Official State Portal <http://sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx>
3. U.S. Census on South Carolina <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/45000.html>
4. Weather Underground for South Carolina <http://www.wunderground.com/US/SC/>
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