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Standing over 65 feet tall and 25 feet wide, the Angel Oak on John’s Island, near Charleston, SC, is believed to be the largest live oak tree east of the Mississippi river.
Carolina Snaps
From small towns to southern icons, learn about South Carolina with these 60 second videos.
From small towns to southern icons, each video is packed with education and celebration.
Carolina Snaps brings you South Carolina people, places, and notable events in history...all in a snap!
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Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the "matriarch of civil rights activists" in South Carolina. Born in Columbia in 1899, Simkins spent her adult life fighting for equality and advocating for human...
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South Carolina native Ronald McNair was the second African-American to go into space, and was part of the STS-51L crew that died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off on...
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From the coast to the upstate there’s art around every corner and on many walls across South Carolina. Artists from the Palmetto State and beyond have contributed to the thriving street art scene...
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Founded in 2019 by acclaimed civil rights photographer Cecil Williams, the Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum is the Palmetto State’s first and only civil rights museum.
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South Carolina is home to 47 state parks which provide a unique landscape of the state's history.
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The South Carolina exclusive holiday known as "Carolina Day" is observed every June 28th to celebrate the improbable and miraculous Patriot victory at the Battle of Sullivan's Island during the...
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Daufuskie Island is South Carolina's southernmost inhabited sea island. To this day, much of the island remains undeveloped - maintaining its rich history and natural beauty.
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At a time in history when teaching enslaved Africans to read and write was a punishable fine, Dave the Potter is recognized as the first to inscribe this work.
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Playing an important role in the civil rights movement, Septima Poinsette Clark understood the role that education could play in a community.
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Known as the patron saint of Camden, King Hagler, chief of the Catawba Native American Indian tribe, had a reputation as a peacekeeper with other tribes and colonists.
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Known for its giant hardwoods and towering pines, Congaree National Park is home to a floodplain forest that includes one of the highest canopies in the world.
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All right! See if you can find the queen bee! Do you see her? What about here? Still nothing? (Ding) Good job! You must "bee" an expert!
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Located in Columbia, the Harriet Hancock Center is one of the few LGBTQ+ facilities in South Carolina providing a safe place and a variety of resources for its community, allies, and neighbors.
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If the walls of the South Carolina State House could talk, they would reveal over a century of history. Located in the geographic center of South Carolina, this landmark is home to the Governor's...
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With five miles of South Carolina beaches, thousands of acres of marsh and maritime forest, a saltwater lagoon and ocean inlet, Hunting Island State Park is a natural attraction like no other. Hunting...
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According to many scholars, this South Carolina native is one of the most significant figures in American history. Who is he, you ask? Let’s find out. As the son of freed sharecroppers, Dr. Benjamin...
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