Cool S.C. Facts

• First Medal of Honor awarded to an African American - W.H. Carney (Army), July 18, 1863.
• 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.
• South Carolina is the nation's largest producer of peaches for the fresh market.
• The National Wild Turkey Federation is headquartered in Edgefield, SC.
• First African-American Associate Justice of a state supreme court - J.J. Wright, February 2, 1870.