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| South Carolina Facts |
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The first boll weevil found in South Carolina is on display at the Pendleton District Agricultural Museum. |
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In February 1852 William Burkhalter Dorn discovered the second richest vein of gold in South Carolina history on the site of the present town of McCormick. |
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The Isle of Palms, South Carolina was originally named Hunting Island and then Long Island, it's thought to be at least 25,000 years old, and was first inhabited by the indigenous Seewee Indians. |
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