Beginning Labor Day and running through the following weekend, the South Carolina Apple Festival celebrates the beginning of apple harvest season in Oconee County, the largest apple-producing area in the state.
Azaleas
Summerville's beauty is mirrored in her motto, "The Flower Town in the Pines." Since the early 1900's day tourists have flocked to the town during early spring to enjoy millions of spring blossoms, particularly azaleas, in private and public gardens, including the mid-town Azalea Park.
Duncan Park Baseball Stadium in Spartanburg is the oldest minor league stadium in the nation.
The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly is the State Butterfly Of South Carolina.
Batesburg-Leesville is home to the annual South Carolina Poultry Festival held in early May.
Civil War
The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter.
Cotton Bolls
The first boll weevil found in South Carolina is on display at the Pendleton District Agricultural Museum.
The Whitetail Deer is the State Animal Of South Carolina.
Peaches
The Peach is the State Fruit Of South Carolina. South Carolina is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River. Johnston is known as the Peach Capital of the World.
Orangeburg is known as the "Garden City" because of its beautiful Edisto Memorial Gardens. The Edisto Memorial Gardens displays past and current award winning roses from the All-American Rose Selections.
The City of Myrtle Beach is in the center of the Grand Strand, a 60-mile crescent of beach on the South Carolina coast. In the last 25 years, Myrtle Beach has developed into the premier resort destination on the East Coast.
Turkeys
The Wild Turkey is the State Game Bird Of South Carolina.
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