South Carolina is the nation’s leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River.
A noble Catawba Indian who befriended early Camden settlers, King Haiglar is often called “The Patron Saint of Camden.”
Sumter has the largest Gingko farm in the world.
Campbell’s Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina.
The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter.
The Board of Public Works in Gaffney built an elevated water storage tank in the shape of a peach in 1981.
The first boll weevil found in South Carolina is on display at the Pendleton District Agricultural Museum.
Duncan Park Baseball Stadium in Spartanburg is the oldest minor league stadium in the nation.
Sweetgrass basket making has been a part of the Mount Pleasant community for more than 300 years.
The introduction of tobacco in 1894 rocketed Mullins into the Tobacco Capital of South Carolina.
There are many towns with strange names such as Pumpkin town, Possum Kingdom, Nine Times, and Ninety Six.
South Carolina fought 137 battles during the Revolutionary War.
About two-third of the City of Columbia burned down during the Civil War in 1865.
Fort Jackson is the largest United States Army installation for Basic Combat Training.
The first tea farm in the U.S. was created in 1890 near Summerville.
During the Revolutionary War, Palmetto trees were used to manufacture hats, flooring and hammocks.
A tree in SC called the Angel Oak is expected to be between 400 and 500 years old.
South Carolina is home to the world’s biggest ginkgo farm.
Located in Cleveland, South Carolina, Raven Cliff Falls is the highest waterfalls in the state.
River Otters, the largest member of the weasel family, are indigenous to South Carolina.