Everything you should know when Moving to South Carolina
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Also known as the Palmetto State, South Carolina is governed by two of the most inspiring mottoes: Animis opibusque parati meaning Prepared in mind and resources and Dum spiro spero which translated means While I breathe, I hope. If you thinking of relocation to this state, ranked as the 26th Smartest State*, let SC Moving Company do the honors.
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Given below is a brief description of the state and some interesting facts which make South Carolina a state to remember:
The first English settlement was made in 1670 at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River, but poor conditions drove the settlers to the site of Charleston (originally called Charles Town). South Carolina, officially separated from North Carolina in 1729, was the scene of extensive military action during the Revolution and again during the Civil War. The Civil War began in 1861 as South Carolina troops fired on federal Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, and the state was the first to secede from the Union.
Once primarily agricultural, South Carolina today has many large textile and other mills that produce several times the output of its farms in cash value. Charleston is famous for its asbestos, wood, pulp, steel products, chemicals, machinery, and apparel.
Farms have become fewer but larger in recent years. South Carolina ranks third in peach production; it ranks fourth in overall tobacco production. Other top agricultural commodities include nursery and greenhouse products, watermelons, peanuts, broilers and turkeys, and cattle and calves. The only commercial tea plantation in America is 20 mi south of Charleston on Wadmalaw Island.
Points of interest include Fort Sumter National Monument, Fort Moultrie, Fort Johnson, and aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor; the Middleton, Magnolia, and Cypress Gardens in Charleston; Cowpens National Battlefield; the Hilton Head resorts; and the Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden in Columbia.
Here are some interesting facts about South Carolina:
Capital: Columbia
Population: 4,255,083
Racial break-up: White: 2,695,560 (67.2%); Black: 1,185,216 (29.5%);American Indian: 13,718 (0.3%); Asian: 36,014 (0.9%); other race: 39,926 (1.0%); Two or more races: 39,950 (1.0%); Hispanic/Latino: 95,076 (2.4%).
The first tea farm was established in South Carolina in 1890 near Summerville.
Mottoes: Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)
State symbols:
Flower – Carolina yellow jasmine
Tree – palmetto tree
Bird – Carolina wren
Nickname: Palmetto State
Origin of name: In honor of Charles I of England
10 largest cities: Columbia, 117,088; Charleston, 106,712; North Charleston, 86,313; Rock Hill, 59,554; Mount Pleasant, 57,932; Greenville, 56,676; Sumter, 39,679; Spartanburg, 38,379; Summerville, 37,714; Hilton Head Island, 34,497
State forests: 4
State parks: 47
Residents are called: South Carolinian
* The smartest State designation is awarded on the basis of 21 factors selected from Morgan Quitno’s Annual Reference Book, Education State Rankings, 2006-2007.
Rates for each of the 21 factors were processed through a formula that measures how a state compares to the national average for a given category. The end result is that the farther below the national average a state’s education ranking is, the lower and less smart it ranks. The farther above the national average, the higher and smarter a state ranks.
