| Date Admitted: | 1788 |
| State Capital: | Columbia |
| Admission to U.S.: | Eighth State |
| Flag Adopted: | 1861 |
| State Motto: | "Prepared in Mind and Resources" "While I Breathe, I Hope" |
| Nickname: | Palmetto State |
| State Song: | "Carolina" |
| State Flower: | Carolina Jessamine |
| State Tree: | Cabbage Palmetto |
| State Animal: | Whitetail Deer |
| State Dog: | Boykin Spaniel |
| State Bird: | Carolina Wren |
| State Game Bird: | Wild Turkey |
| State Fish: | Striped Bass |
| State Reptile: | Loggerhead Turtle |
| State Insect: | Carolina Mantid |
| State Butterfly: | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
| State Fruit: | Peach |
| State Shell: | Lettered Olive |
| State Gem: | Amethyst |
| State Stone: | Blue Granite |
| State Dance: | The Shag |
| State Folk Dance: | Square Dance |
| State Poet Laureate: | Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs. Don Lewis) |
| State Beverage: | Milk |
| State Hospitality Beverage: | Tea |
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