South Carolina History Project
3rd Grade Students
Mrs. Watson’s Class
PEE DEE INDIANS
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Pee Dee Indians raised crops for food and used
the river as a trade route with other tribes.
During the Civil War, some Pee Dee Indians
served in the Confederate Army.
During hurricanes Hugo and Andrew, the Pee
Dee Indians helped people with food and
supplies.
Arkadius
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"Periscope Page." Welcome to Knowitall.org. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.knowitall.org/periscope/display/showgalleryentry.cfm?entryID=91>.
South Carolina Wetlands
• Carolina Bays are oval shaped
shallow depressions.
• They represent a type of bog or
bog-lake complex unique to the
southern coastal plain.
• They are thought to have been
formed by a meteor or comet
impact.
Austin
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SWS - 26th Annual International Wetlands Meeting." Society of
Wetland Scientists - An International Organization. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.sws.org/archive/Charleston2005/wetlands.htm>.
Anne Bonny
• Her father hoped that she
would marry a man she did
not like so she ran away and
became a pirate.
• Girls were not allowed on
ships so she dressed up like
a boy.
• She died on April 25, 1782
and she was 81.
Autumn
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Annebonny.html." South Carolina SC - Genealogical and
Historical Websites. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://sciway3.net/2001/sc-pirates/bonny.html>.
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
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Loggerhead sea turtles can
mysteriously find their way
back to the same beach they
laid their eggs.
• They can lay one hundred
twenty-five eggs.
• They became the state
reptile in 1988.
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Avery M.
"South Carolina SC - State Reptile - Loggerhead Turtle."
SCIWAY - South Carolina's Information Highway - SC. Web.
29 Nov. 2011. <http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-state-reptileloggerhead-turtle.html>.
Spotted Salamander
• Spotted salamander became the
official state amphibian in 1999.
• They can live up to thirty years.
• The spotted salamander has two
bright yellow rows of spots which
start at the head and goes down its
back.
Emmanuel
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Information Highway - SC. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-state-amphibian-spottedsalamander.html>.
South Carolina’s State Seal
• South Carolina’s first
symbol was the state seal.
When it was first used in
1777, it was very different
from what it is today.
• The woman on the state
seal is the Roman
goddess Spes.
• The palmetto tree on the
state seal represents a
victory battle against the
British during the
American Revolutionary
War. Ayana
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"South Carolina SC - State Seal and State Mottos."
SCIWAY - South Carolina's Information Highway SC. Web. 07 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-state-sealmotto.html>.
South Carolina Flower
• Jessamine is an evergreen vine.
• Yellow Jessamine became our
state flower in 1924.
• Touching them can produce an
allergic reaction.
Carrie
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"South Carolina SC State Flower - Yellow Jessamine,
Carolina Jasmine." SCIWAY - South Carolina's
Information Highway - SC. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-state-flower-yellowjessamine.html>.
Sweetgrass Baskets
• Sweetgrass is a native
plant and is basically a
plant you wouldn’t
notice.
• Sweetgrass baskets are
made from this plain
plant.
• These baskets remind
us of the rich African
heritage brought to this
country by slaves.
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Daniel
"SCIWAY News No. 77 - October 2009." SCIWAY - South
Carolina's Information Highway - SC. Web. 01 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/sn/77.html>.
Betsy Byars
• Betsy Byars has written over 30 books
for young children.
• Betsy’s books have been translated into
nineteen languages and she gets
thousands of letters from readers in the
United States and from all over the
world.
• Betsy attended public schools in North
Carolina and graduated from Queens
College in Charlotte, North Carolina with
a major in English. Da’Myas
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Www.BetsyByars.com - Welcome. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.betsybyars.com/>.
The Catawba Indians
• The Catawba tribe has been
living in South Carolina
since 1650.
• The original Catawba
people called themselves
“Ye lswa,” meaning “river
people.”
• The members live in a
reservation near Rock Hill,
South Carolina.
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Avery H.
"Periscope Page." Welcome to Knowitall.org.
Web. 08 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.knowitall.org/periscope/display/sho
wgalleryentry.cfm?entryID=90>.
Mary McLeod Bethune
• Mary was born July 10, 1875
in Mayesville, South
Carolina.
• Mary taught in Georgia,
Florida, Illinois, and South
Carolina.
• Mary died May 18, 1955.
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Jamal
"Syndicated Column -- Mary McLeod Bethune." :: National
Association for Home Care and Hospice ::. Web. 30 Nov.
2011. <http://www.nahc.org/NAHC/val/columns/SC106.html>.
South Carolina Fruit – Peach
• South Carolina is #2 in the
nation in peach production and
second only to California.
• During a normal year, South
Carolina grows 60,000 tons of
peaches.
• It wasn’t until the 1850s that
South Carolina began to grows
peaches commercially.
Lexie
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"Fresh SC Peaches – Our South Carolina State Fruit." SCIWAY - South
Carolina's Information Highway - SC. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/shop/peaches.html>.
South Carolina Flag
• Our state flag is blue with a palmetto
tree in the middle and a white
crescent in the top left corner.
• The flag’s blue color represents the
Patriot soldiers’ uniforms that were
blue.
• The flag was adopted by the South
Carolina Legislature on January 26,
1861.
Kaitlyn
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"South Carolina, Flag of (United States State Flag) -- Britannica
Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online
Encyclopedia. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1355650/SouthCarolina-flag-of>.
SC Bird
• Carolina wrens make their nests inside the
eaves of houses.
• The Carolina wren was named the state
bird in 1948 and it took the place of the
mocking bird.
• The sound it makes sounds like tea-kettle,
tea-kettle, tea-kettle.
Lilly
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"South Carolina SC - State Bird - Carolina Wren." SCIWAY - South Carolina's
Information Highway - SC. Web. 30 Nov. 2011. <http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-statebird-carolina-wren.html>.
Peggy Parish
• Peggy Parish was born in
Manning, South Carolina on
July 14, 1927.
• She graduated from the
University of South Carolina
with a Bachelor of Arts in
English.
• Mrs. Parish wrote the books
about Amelia Bedelia.
Malaysia
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"AMELIA BEDELIA Series by Peggy Parish and
Herman Parish." Kidsreads.com. Web. 01 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.kidsreads.com/series/series-ameliaauthor.asp>.
South Carolina Gemstone
• The amethyst became
our state gemstone on
June 24, 1969.
• You can see an amethyst
in the South Carolina
State Museum in
Columbia.
• The amethyst is the
birthstone for February.
Mia
"South Carolina SC State Gemstone - Amethyst."
SCIWAY - South Carolina's Information Highway SC. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-state-gemstoneamethyst.html>.
South Carolina Mace
• The South Carolina state
mace is approximately fortyeight inches long.
• The state mace weight
eleven pounds.
• The state mace became the
property of the house of the
Representatives after the
Revolutionary War.
Nathaniel
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"Mace of the House of Representatives." The South Carolina
Encyclopedia. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.scencyclopedia.org/mace.htm>.
Francis Marion
• Francis Marion was
born in St. John’s
Parish near Berkeley
County about 1732 and
died on February 26,
1795.
• He was nicknamed the
Swamp Fox.
• Francis Marion was a
general in the South
Carolina Militia during
the Revolutionary War.
Nykeria
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online School
Edition. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
http://www.school.eb.com/all/comptons/artic
le-927569
South Carolina Sword
• The sword of state was
presented to the Senate on
February 20, 1951.
• The sword is on the rack of
the Senate rostrum of the
president.
• Lord Halifax gave the sword
to South Carolina as a gift.
Skylar
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"South Carolina Sword of the Senate - South Carolina Unit Study." About
Homeschool - Homeschooling Information and Homeschool Resources. Web. 01
Dec. 2011. <http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blscsword.htm>.
Striped Bass
• · The striped bass is sometimes
known as the “Rock,”
“Rockfish”, or “Striper.”
• ·One female can lay from
14,000 (3 pounder) to
3,000,000 eggs (10
pounder).
• Striped Basses can weigh up to
60 pounds in freshwater and
125 pounds in saltwater.
Knox
EDISTO INDIANS
• Edisto Indians lived near the Edisto
River.
• Edisto Indian communities can be
found near the river at Four Hole
Swamp, Creeltown, Summerville,
Walterboro, and Ridgeville.
• The Edisto Indians were originally
known as Nachez Kusso.
Trinity
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"Periscope Page." Welcome to Knowitall.org. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.knowitall.org/periscope/display/showgalleryentry.cfm
?entryID=92>.
Marsh Tacky
• Marsh tacky is the official state
heritage horse.
• Marsh tacky is a rare colonial
Spanish horse bred.
• Today it is estimated that less
than 150 pure Marsh Tacky
horses are left.
Zach
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"South Carolina State House | South Carolina State Symbols." South
Carolina Legislature Online. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.scstatehouse.gov/studentpage/coolstuff/animals.shtml>.
South Carolina Boiled Peanuts
• The peanut has long been a
staple of South Carolina and
plays an important role in out
state’s folk and cultural
history.
• During the Civil War, soldiers
used boiled peanuts as
protein.
• In 2006 the boiled peanut
became the official snack food
of South Carolina.
Tyresse
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"Boiled Peanuts - South Carolina's State Snack." SCIWAY South Carolina's Information Highway - SC. Web. 01 Dec.
2011. <http://www.sciway.net/shop/sc-boiled-peanuts.html>.
Bottlenosed Dolphin
• It may grow up to 12 feet
in length.
• Its weight can be from 400
to 600 pounds.
• In South Carolina, the
bottlenosed dolphin is the
most common mammal
living in the ocean.
Kain
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"ACE Basin Species Gallery: Bottlenosed Dolphins."
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Web.
01 Dec. 2011.
<http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/mrri/acechar/specgal/dolp
hins.htm>.
South Carolina Butterfly
• The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is
named that because of the long
portion of their hind wings which
resemble the swallow’s tail feathers.
• The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail’s
wings always have four black
stripes.
• The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
became the state butterfly in 1994.
Zi’kia
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"South Carolina SC - State Butterfly - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail." SCIWAY - South
Carolina's Information Highway - SC. Web. 30 Nov. 2011.
<http://www.sciway.net/facts/sc-state-butterfly-eastern-tiger-swallowtail.html>.
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