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| South Carolina Facts |
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In February 1852 William Burkhalter Dorn discovered the second richest vein of gold in South Carolina history on the site of the present town of McCormick. |
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Before being known as the Palmetto State, South Carolina was known as, and had emblazoned on their license plates, the Iodine State. |
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South Carolina entered the Union on May 23, 1788 and became the 8th state. |
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