Welcome to South Carolina!
South Carolina
Capital: Columbia
Nickname: Palmetto State
State Mottoes: Prepared in Mind and Resources. While I Breath, I Hope.
State Flower: Carolina yellow jessamine
State Tree: Palmetto
State Bird: Carolina Wren
State State Fish: Striped Bass
State Song: "Carolina" and "South Carolina on My Mind"
Statehood: South Carolina was one the 13 original colonies and the eighth state to ratify the Constitution on May 23, 1788.
Area: 31,113 square miles: the 40th largest state
Neighbors: North Carolina, Georgia and the Atlantic Ocean
