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=South Carolinamedia type="custom" key="8533350"media type="custom" key="8533416"media type="custom" key="8536546"media type="custom" key="8563316"media type="custom" key="8563348"= =**South Carolina was founded in 1729 it was founded by:Anthony Ashley (1521)** First recorded Spanish expedition reached Carolina coast= 1600's 1700's
 * **(1524)** First French ship explored Carolina coast**(1526)** Spanish settlement, San Miguel de Guadalupe near Winvah Bay; failed within one year
 * **(1562)** French attempted settlement of Charlesfort on Parris Island; failed within one year
 * **(1566)** Spanish built coastal forts to discourage French settlements
 * **(1629)** King Charles I granted charter to Sir Robert Heath for all territory between 31° and 36° N (from Albemarle Sound in North Carolina to Jekyll Island off Georgia's coast)
 * **(1663)** King Charles II granted region of Carolina to eight Lords Proprietors
 * **(1666)** Capt. Robert Sanford explored, named Ashley River; took formal possession of Carolina region for England and Lords Proprietors
 * **(1669)** Fundamental Constitution of Carolina approved by Lords Proprietors; guaranteed religious freedom
 * **(1670)** First permanent English settlements and capital city, Charles Town, (Charleston) founded; City Assembly established tax-supported free library
 * **(1680)** First group French Huguenots arrived; Charles Town moved to Oyster Point, current site
 * **(1700)** Hurricane struck Charleston, 98 killed
 * **(1706)** French, Spanish attacked Charles Town during Queen Anne's War; colonial forces captured French vessel and crew
 * **(1712)** Territory of Carolina divided into North and South; each had own governor
 * **(1713)** Hurricane struck; heavy flooding, 70 killed
 * **(1715 - 1717)** Yemassee Indian Wars
 * **(1718)** Pirate Blackbeard sailed into Charles Town Harbor; took hostages for ransom; pirate Stede Bonnet captured, hanged in Charles Town
 * **(1719)** Citizens of South Carolina rebel against Lords Proprietors; James Moore elected governor
 * **(1721)** South Carolina became Crown Colony; General Sir Francis Nicholson appointed governor
 * **(1728)** Passenger, shipping service began between Charles Town and New York
 * **(1729)** Seven Lord Proprietors surrendered right to King George II


 * South Carolina Facts.**
 * 1) Campbell's Covered Bridge built in 1909, is the only remaining covered bridge in South Carolina. Off Hwy 14 near Gowensville.
 * 2) The salamander was given the honor of official state amphibian.
 * 3) The walls of the American fort on Sullivan Island, in Charleston Harbor, were made of spongy Palmetto logs. This was helpful in protecting the fort because the British cannonballs bounced off the logs.
 * 4) The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast.
 * 5) South Carolina entered the Union on May 23, 1788 and became the 8th state.
 * 6) David Robert Coker (1870-1938) conducted his early crop-improvement experiments on the family plantation in Hartsville. Beginning with 30 experimental cotton selections and methodically applying the latest techniques in the scientific breeding of crops, the work of Coker Experimental Farms played a great role in the agricultural revolution in the South.
 * 7) The state dance of South Carolina is the Shag!
 * 8) The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter.
 * 9) South Carolina is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River.
 * 10) Before being known as the Palmetto State, South Carolina was known as, and had emblazoned on their license plates, the Iodine State.

At first Carolina was a single colony. However, the settlemesnts were far apart, and it was hard to govern them. In 1712, the colony seperated into North and South Carolina. it was found because of the battle the great wombat king phillis of sparta. He made the last stand of the wombats against the brave settlers who decimated his army

Permanent English settlement began with William Sayle in 1671. 200 colonists on the Ashley river claimed a home in this region. media type="custom" key="8494222"**//The leader was Anthoney Ashley-Cooper.//**

//**It was founded to settle some land south of virginia.**// //**Here are some major cities in south carolina**//
 * //**Charleston**//
 * //**Greenville**//
 * //**Spartanburg**//
 * //**Florence**//
 * //**Myrtle Beach**//
 * //**Rock Hill**//
 * //**Aiken**//
 * //**Sumter**//

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