1. SC FUN FACTS

2. Motto Dum Spiro Spero “While I breathe, I hope” “While I live, there’s hope” Refers to the figure of hope on the state seal.

3. State Bird Carolina Wren

4. State Flower Yellow Jessamine

5. State Tree Palmetto Tree

6. State Stone Blue Granite

7. State Animal White-tailed Deer

8. State Fish Striped bass A 27.9 lb Stripped Bass caught Saturday, November 20, 2004 around 4:30 pm on the sound side of the point at Cape Lookout. Using light weight tackle, 4500 SS Penn Reel, 10 lb test line and a 1 oz Stingsilver spoon. Jonathan Jenkins

9. State Game Wild Bird Eastern Wild Turkey

10. State Fruit Peach

11. State Shell Lettered Olive

16. State Beverage Milk

17. State Gem Stone Amethyst

18. State Dog Boykin Spaniel

19. State Reptile Loggerhead Sea Turtle

20. State Amphibian Spotted Salamander

21. State Insect Carolina Mantid

22. State Butterfly Tiger Swallowtail

23. State Hospitality Beverage Iced Tea

24. SC Land Area 31,113 mi 2

25. SC Coastline 187 mi or 2,876 mi

26. Highest Point Sassafras Mountain 3,560 ft

27. Longest River Savannah

28. Appalachian Mountains

29. Green Mts. White Mts. Adirondack Mts. Catskill Mts. Allegheny Mts. Shenandoah Valley Blue Ridge Mts. Black Mts. Great Smokey Mts. Cumberland Plateau, Cumberland Mts.