South Carolina
"The Palmetto State" became the 8th state on May 23, 1788. One of the 11 Confederate States, South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860 and was readmitted July 9, 1868.
No longer a commercial producer of gold, South Carolina's major mineral resources are vermiculite stone and china-quality clay and other clays. It also produces limestone, gravel, sand.