Explore South Carolina

Learn about South Carolina. You may be surprised at what you'll find!  

In addition to the topics below, you can also delve into South Carolina's history by visiting the Social Studies section.

Public schools observe John C. Calhoun's birthday, March 18, as South Carolina Day. 

 

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Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 2 | NatureScene
Episode 2

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On this stop the hosts see more butterfly pea flowers. Watch the video to find out what animal tracks were seen. Learn about the structure of a turtle's shell.
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 4 | NatureScene
Episode 4

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This stop is considered floodplain. The hosts makes note of how the river flowed into this area carrying sand and also the height of the water. Native Americans used places like the Lynches river to...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 3 | NatureScene
Episode 3

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The hosts come across some very large mosquitoes. Mosquitoes love standing water. It's the female mosquito that takes blood from us. There are flowers that grow along this stop like sweetgum, red...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 5 | NatureScene
Episode 5

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The host visit an artesian well at this stop. There are many primitive plants that thrive near this source of water. Learn about muscadines and how they're formed. On this last stop the host see a...
Lee State Park (S.C.) Stop 1 | NatureScene
Episode 1

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Lee State Park is located in Lee County, around the Lynches River. Some of the items found along this stop include a butterfly pea flower, the eastern tailed blue butterfly and a tail feather of the...
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 4

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Edge of the Bay - The edge of the bay has red bay growing, along with groups of Trumpet Pitcher Plants.
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 8

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Here we have a view of Pond Pine, Sweet Bay, Magnolias and Pepper Bush. We also get a look at the Oak Toad.
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7

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Here we see Running Oak and Sweet Pitcher Plants. Also view a dragonfly and a Cottonmouth snake
Cartwheel Bay (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 2

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We find dwarf azaleas in this sweet smelling area. We also see the Blackjack Oak, Sundew, the grass stage of the Long Leaf Pine, and Fleabane all along the road.