Columbia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Flag:<\/h2>\n In 1775, Colonel William Moultrie was asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to design a flag for the South Carolina troops to use during the American Revolutionary War. \u00a0Moultrie’s design had the blue of the militia’s uniforms and the crescent, a symbol which also appeared on the militia\u2019s uniforms. It was first flown at Fort Johnson.\u00a0 This flag was flown in the defense of a new fortress on Sullivan’s Island, when Moultrie faced off against a British fleet.\u00a0 Soon popularly known as either the Liberty Flag or Moultrie Flag, it became the standard of the South Carolinian militia, and was presented in Charleston, by Major General Nathanael Greene, when that city was liberated at the end of the war.<\/p>\nMoultrie Flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe palmetto was added in 1861, also a reference to Moultrie’s defense of Sullivan’s Island; the fortress he’d constructed had survived largely because the palmettos, laid over sand walls, were able to withstand British cannon.<\/p>\nSouth Carolina Flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nWhile the flag invariably includes a white palmetto and crescent design on a blue background, state law does not provide “specifications for the shape, size, design or placement” of the symbols, or the exact color of the background.\u00a0 As a result, flags from different manufacturers may have different appearances.<\/p>\n
The State Nickname – The Palmetto State:<\/h2>\n This nickname refers to South Carolina’s official State Tree, the Sabal Palmetto.<\/p>\nSabal Palmetto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Palmetto is rooted in historical significance dating back to the Revolutionary War as discussed above.<\/p>\n
Next Up:<\/h2>\n Stay tuned as we turn back to New England for the next state to join the Union: New Hampshire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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