NCP Blog: Spotlight on Panel Members in South Carolina

The Province of South Carolina was formed in 1712 and it became a royal colony in 1719. It was one of the original thirteen colonies and became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. After voting to secede in 1860, South Carolina was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868, after the Civil War ended.

 

South Carolina borders North Carolina, Georgia, and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the 40th largest state in area and the 23rd most populous state, with an estimated 2024 population of 5,478,831. The state capital is Columbia, and the largest city is Charleston.

 

 

Fun Facts about South Carolina

 

South Carolina is home to the US’s first commercial tea farm, and is the birthplace of that most delicious of icy, refreshing drinks: sweet tea.

 

Angel Oak on John’s Island is thought to be the oldest living tree east of the Mississippi River. It’s believed to be more than 1,500 years old.

 

Frogmore stew is a traditional South Carolinian dish that is not actually a stew, and doesn’t actually use frogs.

 

The first game of golf played in the U.S. took place in Charleston, SC.

 

Morgan Island, aka Monkey Island, is an uninhabited island that is home to the only free-ranging colony of rhesus macaque monkeys in the United States. There are around 3,500 monkeys on the island.

 

Myrtle Beach is the Golf Capital of the world, and South Carolina has more than 300 public and private golf courses in total.

 

Famous people from South Carolina include James Brown, Chubby Checker, Pat Conroy, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, Darius Rucker, and Vanna White.

 

 

NCP Panel Members in South Carolina

 

Let’s learn about your fellow panel members in South Carolina! Here’s how our panel members answered some of our state highlight survey questions.

 

 

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