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Facts:
South Carolina, the Palmetto state, was admitted
to statehood on May 23, 1788, the eighth of the original 13 colonies.
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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.
•State Bird: The Great Carolina Wren
•State Flower: Carolina Jessamine
