South Carolina – State Symbols, Emblems, Nicknames

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State Nicknames

• South Carolina's Nickname – The Palmetto State
  
• Earlier SC Nickname – Iodine State
  
• Nickname for South Carolinians – Sandlappers
  
• Nicknames of South Carolina Cities, Towns
  

State Symbols, Emblems

• Amphibian - Spotted Salamander
  
• Animal - White Tailed Deer
  
• Beverage - Milk
  
• Bird - Carolina Wren
  –   Mockingbird, 1939 – 1948
  
• Butterfly - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
  
• Dance - The Shag
  
• Dog - Boykin Spaniel
  
• Duck - Summer Duck (Wood Duck)
  
• Fish - Striped Bass (Rockfish)
  
• Flag - Note: No one knows for sure what the crescent on the caps of Moultrie's troops represented
  
• Flower - Yellow Jessamine (pronounced "JES-uh-min" or "jaz'min")
  
• Folk Art and Craft Center - South Carolina Artisans Center, Walterboro
  
• Folk Dance - The Square Dance
  
• Food (unofficial) - Grits
  
• Fruit - Peach
  
• Grass - Indian Grass
  
• Gem Stone - Amethyst
  
• Handcraft - Sweetgrass Basket
  
• Hospitality Beverage - Tea
• Insect - Carolina Mantid
  
• Mace - Mace of the House of Representatives
  
• Marine Mammal - Bottlenosed Dolphin
  
• Migratory Marine Mammal - Northern Right Whale
  
• Mottos
  
• Music - The Spiritual
  
• Opera - "Porgy and Bess"
  
• Pledge - "I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith."
  
• Poet Laureate (current) - Marjory Wentworth
  
• Previous Poet Laureates:
  –   Bennie Lee Sinclair, 1986-2000
  –   Grace Beacham Freeman, 1985-1986
  –   Ennis Rees, 1984-1985
  –   Helen von Kolnitz Hyer, 1974-1983
  –   Archibald Rutledge, 1934-1973
  
• Popular Music - Beach Music
  
• Reptile - Loggerhead Turtle
  
• Seal
  –  Seal of the House of Representatives
  –  Seal of the Senate
  
• Shell - Lettered Olive
  
• Snack Food - Boiled Peanuts
  
• Songs - "Carolina" and "South Carolina on my Mind"
• Spider - Carolina Wolf Spider
  
• Stone - Blue Granite
  
• Sword - Sword of the Senate
• Tartan - Carolina Tartan
  
• Tree - Sabal Palmetto (Cabbage Palmetto)
  
• Waltz - The Richardson Waltz
  
• Wildflower - Goldenrod
  
• Wild Game Bird - Wild Turkey
  
  
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