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S.C. State Symbols

Learn more about some of South Carolina's symbols in these videos! 

Want to learn more about South Carolina? You can view the State Symbols & Emblems by visiting the South Carolina State House Student Connection website. This area of the website includes, Seals, Flags, Emblems, Plants & Edibles, Dances, Music & Poets, Gems, Rocks, Gardens & Fossils, Animals & Other Living Things, Museums & Honored Sites, Language & Arts, Colors & Textiles.  Also available are South Carolina's State Beverage, Flower, Fruit, Grass, Hospitality Beverage, Picnic Cuisine, Snack, Tree, Vegetable, and Wildflower.

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Carolina Jessamine | Carolina Snaps

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Carolina Jessamine | Carolina Snaps
The Carolina Jessamine, South Carolina's state flower, is a vibrant yellow bloom found throughout the state and Southeast. This versatile plant, cherished for its beauty and traditional medicinal uses...
Chapin, Sarah Flournoy Moore | South Carolina Public Radio Columbia | South Carolina Public Radio

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Columbia | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Columbia (Richland County; 2010 population 130,493). Named for Christopher Columbus and created in 1786 as the nation’s first truly planned capital city, Columbia has a unique history...
Sandy Point (S.C.) Stop 2 - Florida Horse Conch, Atlantic Murex, Atlantic Ribbed Mussel, Angel Wing, And Giant Tun - Episode 3 Sandy Point (S.C.) Stop 2 4

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Sandy Point (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 4
The Horseshoe crab which Rudy and Jim find is not dead, but is actually a shed exoskeleton! They also find whelk egg cases, and one of them still has young snails inside. Oyster shells are found...
Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5 - The Ghost Beach | NatureScene - Episode 12 Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2 5

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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 5
At the same stop, vines and flowering plants can also be seen growing in this area. We see Yellow Jessamine, and Toadflax.
Japanese Honeysuckle and Carolina Yellow Jessamine | Forty Acre Rock (S.C.) Forty Acre Rock (S.C.) Stop 5 8

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Forty Acre Rock (S.C.) Stop 5
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Rudy and Jim discuss the process of exfoliation, which commonly takes place on rock outcroppings such as this one. Here, on this island of soil, we see more yellow jessamine, moss, red cedar trees...
Sandy Island (S.C.) Stop 5 6

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Sandy Island (S.C.) Stop 5
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Rudy and Jim walk through a longleaf pine habitat, and come across a loblolly pine with a red-cockaded woodpecker nest. We also see Turkey oak trees, and yellow jessamine flowers. The yellow jessamine...
Jasper Johns | S.C. Hall of Fame Anne Worsham Richardson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Anne Worsham Richardson | S.C. Hall of Fame
Known as the “Charleston Bird Lady,” Anne Worsham Richardson (1919-2012), renowned wildlife artist, was sometimes dubbed the Audubon of her time. No other South Carolinian has done more to portray the...
Lords Proprietors of Carolina | South Carolina Public Radio Loggerhead Turtle | South Carolina Public Radio

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Loggerhead Turtle | South Carolina Public Radio
“L” is for Loggerhead Turtle. State Reptile. The loggerhead turtle, a threatened species, is one of the world’s eight living species of turtles and evolved some sixty-five million to seventy million...
Shagger's Hall of Fame | ETV Shorts

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Shagger's Hall of Fame | ETV Shorts
Derived from the jitterbug, the Shag is a legendary dance that grew up in the Carolinas. The Shagger's Hall of Fame is located in North Myrtle Beach. Thousands flock to the area every year to enjoy...
Birthplace of Sweet Tea | ETV Shorts

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Birthplace of Sweet Tea | ETV Shorts
In the late 1700s, a French botanist landed on Middleton Place in Summerville, South Carolina bringing the first tea plants to the United States. The Lowcountry is also home to the only tea plantation...
Zike | ETV Shorts Strawberry Hill USA | ETV Shorts

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Strawberry Hill USA | ETV Shorts
This family-owned market in Gaffney, S.C. is filled with plenty of fresh fruit along with homemade ice cream! The folks at Strawberry Hill USA in Gaffney talk about their loyal customers who become...
Tony the Peanut Man | ETV Shorts Charleston Tea Plantation | ETV Shorts

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Charleston Tea Plantation | ETV Shorts
Teeming with originality and history, the Charleston Tea Plantation on Wadmalaw Island in South Carolina is busy with not only workers cultivating crop but also visitors from around the world. The tea...