South Carolina

The state of South Carolina was the eighth state in the Union to ratify the Constitution of the United States.

General Information
Ratification/Admission Date: 23 May 1788

Population: 345,591 (1800)

Capital: Columbia

Motto: Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe I hope) Animis Opibusque Parati (Prepared In Mind and Resources)

Demonym: South Carolinan

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