nPostednon May 23, 2016
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nYounprobably know that South Carolina was one of the thirteen colonies.nOf them, it was the 8th to ratify the new Constitution ofnthe United States of America, becoming a state on this date in 1788.
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n(Itnwas also the first state to vote to secede from the Union as a partnof the Civil War. Like the other Confederate states, it wasnreadmitted after the war.)
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nEvennthough South Carolina is a rather small state, it has a lot ofndifferent sorts of landforms.
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nOf course it has beaches on thenAtlantic Ocean.
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nItnhas river deltas and coastal plains, and it has islands just off of the coast.
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nItnhas the Sandhills, which are ancient dunes from what used to be thencoast, millions of years ago, but is now inland. n
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nItnhas rolling hills and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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nItnhas old plantations.
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nItnhas lovely gardens.
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nAndnof course it has waterfalls and lakes and other natural beauty spots.
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nAlsonon this date:
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nLabournDay in Jamaica
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nMusiciannand inventor Bob Moog’s birthday
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nWorldnTurtle Day
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nAnniversarynof the invention of the accordion
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nPlannahead:
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Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
Checknout my Pinterest boards for:
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nMayn holidays
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nMayn birthdays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in May
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nAndnhere are my Pinterest boards for:
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nJunen holidays
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nHistoricaln anniversaries in June
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