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Designation Symbol Scientific Name Year
Flag 1861
Seal 1776
Nickname Palmetto State
Nickname Swamp State
Nickname Rice State
Nickname Iodine State
Nickname Keystone of the South Atlantic Seaboard
Motto Animis Opibusque Parati  [(Latin...)] 1776
Motto 1776
Song Carolina 1911
Song South Carolina on My Mind 1984
check mark (article available)Flower Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens 1924
check mark (article available)Tree sabal palmetto Sabal palmetto 1939
Grass Indian grass Sorghastrum nutans 2001
Fruit peach Prunus persica 1984
check mark (article available)Bird Carolina wren Thryothorus ludovicianus 1948
Game Bird turkey Meleagris gallopavo 1976
Animal white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus 1972
Dog Boykin Spaniel Canis familiaris 1985
Reptile loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta 1988
Amphibian spotted salamander Ambystoma maculatum 1999
Fish striped bass Morone saxatilis 1972
Insect Carolina mantid Stagmomantis carolina 1988
Butterfly eastern tiger swallowtail Papilio glaucus 1994
Arachnid Carolina wolf spider Hogna carolinensis 2000
Shell lettered olive Oliva sayana 1984
Soil Bohicket
Gem amethyst 1969
Stone blue granite 1969
Opera Porgy and Bess 2001
Popular Music beach music 2001
The State Music The Spiritual 1999
Waltz Richardson Waltz 2000
American Folk Dance square dance 1994
Dance The Shag 1984
Rural Drama Center Abbeville Opera House 2001
Folk Art and Crafts Center... South Carolina Artisans Center, Walterboro 2000
Tapestry From the Mountains to the Sea 2000
Poet Laureate Bennie Lee Sinclair (Mrs, Don Lewis) 1934
Beverage milk 1984
Hospitality Beverage tea 1995
Railroad Museum South Carolina Railroad Museum, Fairfield County 1997
Tobacco Museum Tobacco Museum in the City of Mullins 2004
Hall of fame South Carolina Hall of Fame, Myrtle Beach Convention Center 2001
Tartan Carolina Tartan 2002
Pledge I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto St 1966
Language English 1987
Military Academy Camden Military Academy 2001
The Botanical Garden at Clemson University... Clemson Botanical Garden 1992
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