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  Senator DeMint visits with the Greer Band on November 10, 2006, during the Veterans' Day Ceremony at County Square in Greenville. The Greer Band provided the music for the Veterans' Day celebration.
  Veterans' Day Ceremony - Greer Band
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South Carolina became the 8th state to enter the union on May 23, 1788

Capitol: Columbia

State flower: Carolina yellow jessamine

State bird: Carolina wren

State song: "Carolina"

State tree: palmetto

State mottos: "Dum Spiro Spero" and "Animis Opibusque Parati"

State reptile: loggerhead sea turtle

State stone: blue granite

State animal: whitetail deer

State fish: striped bass

State dance: the Shag

State beverage: milk

State hospitality beverage: tea

State insect: Carolina mantis

State grass: Indian grass

State dog: Boykin spaniel

State popular music: beach music

State fruit: peach

Nickname: "Palmetto state"

Size in land area: 30,109 square miles

For more fun facts about South Carolina, click on this link to the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism website.

Charleston
112 Custom House
200 East Bay St
Charleston, SC 29401
P: 843-727-4525
F: 843-722-4923
 Columbia
1901 Main St
Suite 1475
Columbia, SC 29201
P: 803-771-6112
F: 803-771-6455
 Greenville
105 North Spring St
Suite 109
Greenville, SC 29601
P: 864-233-5366
F: 864-271-8901
 Washington, D.C.
340 Russell
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
P: 202-224-6121
F: 202-228-5143
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