I've thought of:
- mountains
- beaches and Charleston
- Fort Sumter and the Civil War
- something about the capital?
Monday, November 5, 2007
South Carolina
I am working on a book about the States for a 4th grader's project (Sorry Mert it got "lost" in a stack but I'm getting it done now!). The book is being sent from person to person, state to state, all school year until it finally goes back to the 4th grader. Each person is to write about their state. So..... help me brainstorm what to include about South Carolina.
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what about famous people that were born in SC...
like beth ewing?
Charleston was the only English walled city in North America. (www.walledcitytaskforce.org)
Blackbeard once held the port of Charleston hostage and Stede Bonnet was hanged in White Point Gardens.
There were more Revolutionary War battles fought in South Carolina than in any of the other colonies/states. (137 battles to be exact)
South Carolina has the longest cable suspension bridge in North America.
Every lake in South Carolina is man made.
Hmmm let me ask Hubs and get back to you with some really random facts! hehehehe
President Andrew Jackson was born in SC as was Charles Townes who won the Nobel prize for Physics.
The first shots of the Civil War were fired in Charleston Harbor on April 12, 1861.
Leave it to the History teacher to give some RANDOM facts about SC
Hey, random is good right? And my kids love it when I give them random history facts and they're only four years removed from fourth grade!
random is great. I included all of them except the one about the guy being hanged. I thought that was kinda gross blech
Anything about the Gaffney peach? That thing is huge...
Did you send it?? :)
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