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The state has two official songs: Carolina, whose lyrics were written by Henry Timrod and music by Anne Custiss Burgess, adopted in 1911, and South Carolina on My Mind, written by Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge, and adopted in 1984. TENNESSEE—A full-scale plaster replica of the ancient Greek Parthenon was built for the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition in Nashville, then the city made the temple permanent by rebuilding it with brick, stone and aggregate concrete from 1921 to 1931.

first appeared: 10/9/2005

In 1889, riverboat captain Joshua John Ward designed a rope hammock to use as a bed on his boat. Today, the Original Pawleys Island Rope Hammock still is woven in Pawleys Island (pop. 138).

first appeared: 9/25/2005

The Beacon Drive-In restaurant opened in Spartanburg (pop. 39,673) in 1946 and remains a landmark famous for its curbside service, good food and iced tea. The Beacon sells 62,500 gallons of iced tea a year and can seat 350 people in its dining rooms.

first appeared: 9/18/2005

Hunting Island State Park near Beaufort (pop. 12,950) is a nesting ground for loggerhead turtles. Each summer, park personnel and volunteers comb the beach for turtle nests and collect their eggs for safe hatching away from predators.

first appeared: 9/11/2005

One of the country’s first schools for freed slaves, Penn School was founded on St. Helena Island in 1862 by Northern missionaries. The Penn School National Historic Landmark District includes 19 buildings and 50 acres of the historical campus.

first appeared: 8/28/2005

Built in 1828 on the village green in Pendleton (pop. 2,966), Farmers’ Society Hall is the oldest farmers’ hall in continuous use in the nation.

first appeared: 8/14/2005

Established in 1755, Waxhaw Presbyterian Church near Lancaster (pop. 8,177) was the first church in upper South Carolina. President Jackson was born nearby, and his father, Andrew Jackson Sr., is buried in the church’s graveyard.

first appeared: 7/31/2005

The yellow or Carolina jessamine was adopted by the General Assembly in 1924 as the official state flower. Found throughout the state, this harbinger of spring, also known as poor man’s rope, climbs on trees and fences and dazzles with its funnel-shaped sweetly fragrant yellow flowers.

first appeared: 7/17/2005

Built in 1724, St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Beaufort (pop. 12,950) is one of the oldest active churches in the United States. Thomas Heyward Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was an early parishioner.

first appeared: 6/19/2005

Folk artist Sam Doyle (1906-1985), born near Frogmore on St. Helena Island, depicted the African-American characters of his native island in his art.

first appeared: 6/5/2005

The South Carolina Historical Society is headquartered in the 1827 Fireproof Building at 100 Meeting Street in Charleston. Designed by architect Robert Mills to house state records, the building is the nation’s first fireproof structure specifically designed for record storage.

first appeared: 5/22/2005

The first boll weevil found in the state, pre-1925 farm equipment, and local history and Cherokee Indian artifacts are showcased at the Pendleton (pop. 2,966) District Agricultural Museum.

first appeared: 5/8/2005

In 1958, a B-47 Air Force pilot accidentally dropped a nuclear bomb on the William Gregg farm in Mars Bluff east of Florence (pop. 30,248). Although the bomb’s nuclear rod hadn’t been inserted, the blast destroyed the home and left a 30-foot-deep crater. The Greggs family escaped with minor injuries.

first appeared: 4/24/2005

Irmo (pop. 11,039) has hosted the Okra Strut Festival since 1974. The annual event began as a way to raise money for a town library.

first appeared: 4/10/2005

An established village with an active river trade by 1750, Cheraw (pop. 5,524) is treasured for its Town Green, tree-lined streets and antebellum structures.

first appeared: 3/27/2005

The first state park open to the public was the 312-acre oceanfront Myrtle Beach (pop. 24,525) State Park.

first appeared: 3/13/2005

Oconee Station, near Walhalla (pop. 3,801), housed troops to protect western frontier settlers from Indian raids from 1792 to 1799.

first appeared: 2/27/2005

Children’s book author Betsy Byars, who lives in Clemson (pop. 11,939), has written 50 books, including The Summer of the Swans, a Newbery Medal winner. Her work has been translated into 19 languages.

first appeared: 2/13/2005

An ancient form of construction, pise de terre or "rammed earth," was used in 1850 to build the Church of the Holy Cross in Stateburg (pop. 1,264). In pise de terre, clay is poured into wooden molds and tamped down until solid. The process is repeated until the desired wall height is reached.

first appeared: 1/30/2005

A log cabin, a restored cotton gin and a smokehouse at the Elloree Heritage Museum and Cultural Center in Elloree (pop. 742) tell part of the history of 19th-century farming in Orangeburg County.

first appeared: 1/16/2005

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