This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.

Brain Teaser Question

Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.

(answer found at the end of this post)

Featured Facts

Admitted to the American Union on May 23, 1788, South Carolina exchanges its English colonial roots to become the 8th state of the United States.

Here are a few interesting facts about South Carolina:

Capital City: Columbia
Most Populous City: Charleston
Nickname: Palmetto State
State Bird: Great Carolina Wren
State Flower: Yellow Jessamine (known for its medicinal properties)
State Mottoes: Amis Opibusque (Prepared In Mind And Resources) as well as Dum Spiro Spero (While I Breathe, I Hope)

From its colonial past, South Carolina is named for two English monarchs, Charles I and Charles II. The first battle of the American Civil War occurs at Fort Sumter in the Charleston harbor on April, 12, 1861. The state has proven to be a popular film-making destination for films such as:

The Notebook
The Patriot
Forest Gump
Sleeping with the Enemy

South Carolina is the only American state that owns and operates its own fleet of school buses. Two of its leading industries have been tourism and textile manufacturing. Sorry state of Georgia, but South Carolina is the largest producer of peaches, east of the Mississippi River.

South Carolina offers numerous attractions, landmarks, and cultural exhibits:

Brookgreen Gardens offers a botanical atmosphere in Georgetown County. It is honored as America’s first public sculpture garden.

Near Charleston on Johns Island resides the angel oak, which is estimated to be up to 1,500 years old.

Near Cleveland, Raven Cliff Falls is the highest in the state, with a drop of 420 feet.

Every year on Bomb Island on Lake Murray, up to 750,000 purple martins return to roost on the uninhabited island. The island is off-limits to humans during their stay.