South Carolina - the Palmetto state

Asked by the Revolutionary Council of Safety in the fall of 1775 to design a flag for the use of South Carolina troops, Col. William Moultrie chose a blue which matched the color of their uniforms and a crescent which reproduced the silver emblem worn on the front of their caps. The palmetto tree was added later to represent Moultrie's heroic defense of the palmetto-log fort on Sullivan's Island against the attack of the British fleet on June 28, 1776.

1. The state dance of South Carolina is the Shag!
2. South Carolina is the nation's leading peach producer and shipper east of the Mississippi River.Johnston is known as the Peach Capital of the World. (I thought peaches came from Georgia)
3. Before being known as the Palmetto State, South Carolina was known as, and had emblazoned on their license plates, the Iodine State. 
4. Sumter has the largest Gingko farm in the world.  
5. Tyler Brothers Work Shoe and Boot Company in Wagener produces 8 major brands of OSHA approved safety footwear, including such famous brands as Redwing, Georgia, Northlake, and Wolverine.
6. The Board of Public Works in Gaffney built an elevated water storage tank in the shape of a peach in 1981.(I'm going to take a picture when I'm there!)
7. The introduction of tobacco in 1894 rocketed Mullins into the Tobacco Capital of South Carolina. As many as 200 tobacco barns sprang up throughout the community. Warehouses were also constructed and the first tobacco sale took place on August 28, 1895.