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Admission to Statehood:
May 23, 1788
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State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
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Economy-
- Agriculture: Tobacco, poultry, cattle, dairy products, soybeans, hogs.
- Industry: Textile goods, chemical products, paper products, machinery, tourism.
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State Flag: Asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of 1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.
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State Flower: Yellow Jessamine
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Highest Point: Sassafras Mountain; 3,560 feet, 29th
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Lowest Point: Atlantic coast; sea level, 3rd
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Motto: Animis Opibusque Parati / Dum Spiro Spero
- Prepared in mind and resources / While I breathe, I hope
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State Nickname: Palmetto State
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State Tree: Cabbage Palmetto
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