Photo: Native American child dressed in traditional tribal attire
Take a look at a map of South Carolina and you will see how important Native American heritage is to the state. Oconee, Enoree, Saluda, Pee Dee -- all names given to us by the first South Carolinians.
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Here are some of the meanings of these names: * Enoree -- River of Muscadines * Santee -- Safety, Protection * Cheraw -- Fire * Chatooga -- Rocky Waters * Tamassee -- Place of the Sunlight of God *...
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Pictured above is a stone tool found at the Allendale dig in South Carolina. It is believed the tool is 12,000 to 18,000 years old. It is believed that over 12,000 years ago, the first Native people...