http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina History.com's state gallery for South Carolina. Learn more about the state symbols and famous landmarks. en Copyright 2013, History.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-06-18T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo1 Columbia is South Carolina's capital and its largest city. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo2 A cannon viewed through a stone archway at Fort Sumter National Monument. The attack on Fort Sumter in 1861 was the first battle of The American Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo3 A fountain in a public square in scenic Charlston. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo4 View of the exterior of Drayton Hall, the oldest Georgian plantation. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo5 Strom Thurmond (1902-2003) -- seen here in 1987 -- served as South Carolina’s senator for 46 years, making him the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo6 Tobacco is South Carolina's premier crop—the state produces 50,000 metric tons of it each year. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo7 Azaleas and bladderwort flowers with cypress trees in Cypress Gardens. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo8 Marine recruits climb during boot camp at the Marine Corp Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo9 Students assemble for Dress Parade in the Citadel courtyard in 1996. http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo10 Hundreds of people walk, swim, and sunbathe along the sunny shores of Myrtle Beach in 1985 http://www.history.com/photos/south-carolina/photo10