Possibly
the Oldest Living Thing East of the Mississippi, Angel Oak (Photo Courtesy of
Cedric Baele) NOTICE:
Please help us locate two items that were illegally removed
from the historic Rodney, Mississippi Cemetery. Click
Here for Details. South
Carolina's history includes battles between the Spanish, the French, the Native
Americans and the British to populate and control it. In 1670, the British controlled
it as a colony. The first decisive victory for the Continentals came when the
British were driven from their position in Charleston Harbor. Later, the Battle
of Kings Mountain and the Battle of the Cowpens became turning points in the American
Revolution. South Carolina was the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution
in 1788. On April 12, 1861,
Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, was attacked by forces of the Confederate States
of America, signaling the start of the Civil War. South Carolina had withdrawn
from the Union when the Confederacy was established in Abbeville,
South Carolina. By the end of the Civil War, one-fifth of its white male
population of fighting age was killed. It was re-admitted to the Union in June
of 1868. South
Carolina is bordered on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, the south by Georgia and
the north by North Carolina. SOUTH
CAROLINA FACTS:In
1894, Columbia Mills opened the world's first fully electric textile mill
in Columbia, South Carolina. On
April 12, 1861, Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, was attacked by forces of the
Confederate States of America, signaling the start of the Civil War. The
National Park Service operates the Old
District 96 Historic Site, which was the site of the first southern land
battle of the Revolution. The Confederacy
started and ended in Abbeville,
South Carolina. Delegates voted to become the first state to secede from the union
at Secession Hill in Abbeville on November 22, 1860. The Confederacy ended in
the Burt-Stark home. The
lighthouse at Hunting Island
was completely dismantled and moved to its current location in 1889. Angel
Oak, located 12 miles from Charleston on John's
Island, is believed to be the oldest living oak tree east of the Mississippi,
possibly the oldest living thing, estimated to be one thousand four hundred years
old. Wanna see one of the
prettiest, most historic little towns in the South? Visit Cheraw,
South Carolina. In NASCAR
circles, Darlington has
been called "The Track Too Tough to Tame". For
more very detailed information on sights in South Carolina, including more photography
by Cedric Baele, visit
SCIway.net. Thank
You for Visiting
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