OT--South Carolina Proud!!!

SC be proud of your state!!! Listed here are some SC state Facts!! -Columbia is the boyhood home of President Woodrow Wilson. -Fort Jackson, located in Columbia, is the largest military training base in the country. -The Lake Murray dam is the second largest earthen dam in the world. -The 1920's dance craze, the Big Apple, originated in Columbia. -Riverbanks Zoo is rated one of the top 10 zoos in the nation. -The first American library housed in a separate building was constructed in 1840 at the University of South Carolina in Columbia. -Only four cities in the USA have more interstate highways intersecting than in Columbia. -Brookgreen Gardens is the world's largest collection of outdoor sculpture. -Middleton Place Gardens are the oldest landscaped gardens in America. -Golf was first played in the United States in Charleston, South Carolina. The South Carolina Golf Club was formed in 1786, this was the first golf club. -The nation's only commercial tea farm, American Classic Tea, is located on Wadmalaw Island near Charleston. -The first submarine ever used in warfare was "Hunley's Boat" used by Confederates in 1863 in the Charleston Harbor. -The first public museum in the United States, the Charleston Museum, was founded in 1772 and is still operating today. -First opera performed in America - Charleston, February 18, 1735. -First fireproof building built - Charleston, 1822. -The Peachoid water tank in Gaffney is the only water tank of its kind in the world. -South Carolina is the nation's largest producer of peaches for the fresh market. -The town of Abbeville is known as the birthplace and deathbed of the Confederacy. -The combined cascades of the Upper and Lower Whitewater Falls near the NC/SC border creates one of the highest series of waterfalls in the eastern United States. -The Edisto River is the longest black water river in the world. -Bob Jones University in Greenville is the largest, non-denominational Christian liberal arts college in the world. -There are more than 300 public and private golf courses in South Carolina. -Greenwood, SC has the widest main street in the world. -The National Wild Turkey Federation is headquartered in Edgefield, SC. -The Pendleton District is one of the largest national historic districts in America. -Honea Path is the only place in the world with this name. -Campbell's bridge is the only covered bridge remaining in South Carolina. -The Town Clock in Winnsboro is believed to be the longest continuously running town clock in the USA. -First Medal of Honor awarded to an African-American - W. H. Carney (Army), July 18, 1863. -First African-American Associate Justice of a state supreme court - J. J. Wright, February 2, 1870. -The first textile school established in a college - Clemson University, 1899. -Clemson defeated the University of SC 63 to 17 last year for one of USC's, and Lou Holtz's, largest defeats ever (just had to throw that one in)

Patty, Thanks for the SC facts. They were a hoot to read. And to find out I live in a place that has the widest main street in the WORLD! Go Greenwood! SC ROCKS!!! L A