Date Admitted: | 1788 |
State Capital: | Columbia |
Admission to U.S.: | Eighth State |
Flag Adopted: | 1861 |
State Motto: | "Prepared in Mind and Resources" "While I Breathe, I Hope" |
Nickname: | Palmetto State |
State Song: | "Carolina" |
State Flower: | Carolina Jessamine |
State Tree: | Cabbage Palmetto |
State Animal: | Whitetail Deer |
State Dog: | Boykin Spaniel |
State Bird: | Carolina Wren |
State Game Bird: | Wild Turkey |
State Fish: | Striped Bass |
State Reptile: | Loggerhead Turtle |
State Insect: | Carolina Mantid |
State Butterfly: | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
State Fruit: | Peach |
State Shell: | Lettered Olive |
State Gem: | Amethyst |
State Stone: | Blue Granite |
State Dance: | The Shag |
State Folk Dance: | Square Dance |
State Poet Laureate: | Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs. Don Lewis) |
State Beverage: | Milk |
State Hospitality Beverage: | Tea |
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