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South Carolina Vacation Fun Facts

South Carolina Highlights:
1550 to 1750

In 1562, Spanish settlers built the first ship in America, Port Royal, to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

In 1671, the first indigo was planted in South Carolina.

In 1698, the first free public library in the U.S. was founded in Charleston, South Carolina.

On February 18, 1735, the first opera performed in America was performed in Charleston, South Carolina.

In 1735, the Friendly Society for the Mutual Insurance of Houses Against Fire was formed as the first mutual fire insurance company in America.

In 1736, the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston was the first building in America to be used solely as a theater.

In 1739, the first slave insurrection in America took place in the Stono area near Charleston.

Established in 1741, Middleton Place Gardens are the oldest landscaped gardens in America.

Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, South Carolina 29414;
843-556-6020; 800-782-3608.
Email: webmaster@middletonplace.org.
Web: http://www.middletonplace.org.