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South Carolina’s State Symbols and Songs

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Patricia McNeely

South Carolina has more than 50 symbols and songs that represent the rich history and resources of our state. The state flag with its palmetto and crescent is the best-known symbol. But through the years, others have been added including the Carolina Wren, milk and tea, collards, the Carolina wolf spider, blue granite, sweetgrass basket weaving, 3 state dances—the shag, square dance and Richardson Waltz; the Boykin Spaniel, yellow jessamine, goldenrod and several dozen more. Although the first state song was Carolina adapted from a Henry Timrod poem in 1911, a second song, South Carolina on my Mind was added in 1984. Learn more about the various symbols and their history in this presentation.

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South Carolina History and Culture

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