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| Visiting Fort Sumter where
the Civil War began. In the middle of the fort are the remains
of Battery Huger from the Spanish American War with one
side of the old fort's parade ground filled with sand where
flags of the Confederacy and the United States fly. The
other side of the parade ground is open exposing ruins from
the original fort. |
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Flag |
Seal |
| Website : www.sc.gov |
 Capital
: Columbia |
 Highest
point : Sassafras Mountain, 3,560 feet
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 Area : 32,007 square miles,
40th largest state |
 Population : 4,012,012
(2000 US census) |
 Motto
: Dum spiro spero
(While I beath, I hope) |
 Admitted to
Union : May 23, 1788 |
 State
Song : "Carolina" |
 State Bird : Carolina
Wren |
 State Flower : Yellow Jessamine |
 State Tree : Palmeto |
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