Flag History
Colonel William Moultre designed this flag for South Carolina's soldiers to carry during the Revolutionary War. The blue matches their uniforms, and the silver crescent is the same that the soldiers wore on their caps. The tree was added to the flag to commemorate the British attack on a log fort in Charleston Harbor. The palmetto wood used in the fort's construction protected the men from bombardment.
Flag Adopted: 1861
State Nickname: The Palmetto State
State Motto: While I breathe, I hope/Prepared in soul and resources
Area: 31,113 square miles
Approximate Population: 3.2 million
Capital: Columbia
Largest City: Charleston
Major Products: tobacco, soybeans, corn, cotton
State Bird: Carolina Wren
State Tree: Palmetto
State Flower: Jasmine
