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Explore South Carolina

Learn about South Carolina. You may be surprised at what you'll find!  

In addition to the topics below, you can also delve into South Carolina's history by visiting the Social Studies section.

Public schools observe John C. Calhoun's birthday, March 18, as South Carolina Day. 

 

Within this Collection

Collection About South Carolina
About South Carolina
Collection Agriculture
Agriculture
Collection Business & Industry Today
Business & Industry Today
Collection Education
Education
Collection Food & Drinks
Food & Drinks
Collection Habitats
Habitats
Collection Music
Music
Collection National Great Outdoors Month
National Great Outdoors Month

National Great Outdoors Month is celebrated in June and serves as a reminder to enjoy and appreciate our state parks and wildlife refuges. This observation, begun in 1998, encourages us to explore our parks and...

Collection National Peach Month
National Peach Month

South Carolina is second in the nation in peach production.

Collection Places to Visit in S.C.
Places to Visit in S.C.
Collection Religion
Religion
Collection S.C. State Symbols
S.C. State Symbols
Collection Towns & Cities
Towns & Cities
Collection Visual & Performing Arts
Visual & Performing Arts
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Touch the Earth 6

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Touch the Earth
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Several art forms and concepts are experienced through the nature-based sculpture program: Experiential: "Allowing the viewer to experience the sculpture by entering its space allows the viewer to...
Learn Basic Software First | Artopia

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Learn Basic Software First | Artopia
Simon Tarr explains it's important to have a deeper understanding of topics and subjects for your art. Learn how to use the basic media software that comes with your computer and work your way up to...
K. Lee Graham, Miss Teen USA 2014 | Original SC Brandon Velie, Small Town Chef | Original SC

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Brandon Velie, Small Town Chef | Original SC
For a small town in South Carolina the town of Ridge Spring has got a little something for everyone. The town is known as an antique mecca and now has a cult like following for something else...corn...
Abbey Elmore, Singer-Songwriter | Original SC

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Abbey Elmore, Singer-Songwriter | Original SC
Abbey Elmore is a singer-songwriter living in Gaffney, South Carolina. She attends Gaffney Middle School and she's proving to everyone that even at the young age of 14 she can do it all! Abbey started...
Vegetables & Farming | Eye Wonder

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Vegetables & Farming | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns how vegetables make it to the produce aisle. D.V. visits Walter P. Rawl and Sons farm and learns how vegetables are grown and cared for and the importance of soil to seed...
Sea Turtle Rescue Manager | Original SC

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Sea Turtle Rescue Manager | Original SC
South Carolina's 187 miles of coast is enjoyed by millions year round and Kelly Thorvalson of the South Carolina Aquarium is here to protect it. Thorvalson has one of the most unique jobs in the world...
Capoeira Instructor Brandon Glenn | Original SC Cedric Umoja, Street Artist | Original SC

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Cedric Umoja, Street Artist | Original SC
Cedric Umoja is a hybrid- Western and Southern. He was born and partly raised in California but moved to South Carolina after high school. He was drawn to art at an early age with hip-hop and comic...
Jim Victor, Abstract Artist | Original SC

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Jim Victor, Abstract Artist | Original SC
Jim Victor is an abstract painter living in Mt. Pleasant, SC. He started drawing and painting during his school years when he became intrigued by the works of the world's greatest artists. When a...
Capoeira Instructor Brandon Glenn | Original SC Elena Madden, Water Artist | Original SC

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Elena Madden, Water Artist | Original SC
For Elena Madden, inspiration for her art is in light patterns and ever-changing colors of fluid surfaces. Residing in Beaufort, coupled with living on a houseboat, Elena's inspiration is all around...
Baptist Hill High School WiFi

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Baptist Hill High School WiFi
This year, CCSD, with the help of the states E-Rate program, Spirit Communications, and Palmetto Rural, changed the way these students are learning by increasing the bandwidth. The new, more robust...
Irmo Middle School | Palmetto Scene

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Irmo Middle School | Palmetto Scene
Irmo Middle School is one of two grand-prize winners in the 12th-annual CDW-G and Discovery Education Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes. The school recieved $45,000 in technology grants, including on...
Sandhills | Web of Water 3

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Sandhills | Web of Water
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In this webisode, Ian Sanchez explores how the waterways of the Sandhills and Fall Line Zone connect landscapes, communities, and generations. As the Saluda widens below Lake Greenwood and joins other...
Documentary | Web of Water

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Documentary | Web of Water
The Web of Water documentary is a wonderful companion to the site's content. Edited as a half-hour broadcast program, the video covers Ian's complete adventure from the mountains to the sea, and...
Coastal Zone | Web of Water 5

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Coastal Zone | Web of Water
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Ian Sanchez left the Santee Lake area and paddled toward the Upper Cooper River passing by Mepkin Abbey and through the Chicken Creek. Read his summary of the trip below: Ian's Journal In this...
Piedmont | Web of Water 2

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Piedmont | Web of Water
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In this webisode, as Ian Sanchez traveled through the Piedmont, he noticed the river had changed since leaving the mountains. Read more of his summary below: Ian's Journal As I traveled through the...
Coastal Plains | Web of Water 4

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Coastal Plains | Web of Water
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In this webisode, as Ian Sanchez traveled away from the Fall Line and down the Congaree River toward Charleston we entered South Carolina's only national park, Congaree Swamp National Park, and...
Blue Ridge | Web of Water 1

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Blue Ridge | Web of Water
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In this webisode, Ian Sanchez explored the Blue Ridge Mountains and the headwaters of the Saluda to begin our voyage -- filming on the Middle Saluda River, Jones Gap State Park, and Caesars Head State...