South Carolina
Date of Statehood:  May 23, 1788 (8th state)
Motto:  Prepared in Mind and Resources
Capital:  Columbia
Population:  4,012,012
Nickname:  Palmetto
Song:  Carolina
Flag: The South Carolina State flag was adopted in 1861
Flower:  Carolina Jessamine
Tree:  Palmetto
Bird:  Carolina Wren
Famous People:  Andrew Jackson; Jesse Louis Jackson
Chief Products:  Cotton
Fun Facts:  Named after King Charles the 2nd {in Latin Carolina means Charles}

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