Did you know that the Parsonage Provincial Library in Charleston, SC was the first public lending library in the American Colonies? The library was founded in 1698. #TriviaTuesdaySC
Did you know that in 1731, scientist and explorer Mark Catesby published "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands"? #TriviaTuesdaySC
Did you know that in 1948, there were 1,680 school districts in South Carolina? Today, there are 84 school districts in South Carolina. #TriviaTuesdaySC
Did you know that Joel R. Poinsett was the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico? He brought back a now-popular plant from Mexico, which derives its English name from him: the poinsettia. #TriviaTuesdaySC
Did you know that in 1922, The Citadel moved from its original location in the South Carolina State Arsenal on Marion Square to its current location along the Ashley River? #TriviaTuesdaySC
ALT The lions Sol and Edgar are playing a South Carolina Trivia Board game.
Did you know that author Peggy Parish, who wrote the Amelia Bedelia children's book series, was from Manning, SC? To check out Amelia Bedelia books on SCLENDS, visit tinyurl.com/4ndvvsnf#TriviaTuesdaySC#WomensHistoryMonth
ALT A photo of the Amelia Bedelia statue at the Clarendon Co. Library in Manning.
Did you know that the Honorable Matthew J. Perry Jr. was South Carolina's first African-American US District Court Judge? #TriviaTuesdaySC#BlackHistoryMonth
Did you know that in 1974, South Carolina led the nation by establishing a program to protect its natural and cultural heritage properties called the Heritage Trust Program? #TriviaTuesdaySC
ALT A photo of the lions Sol and Edgar playing a South Carolina Trivia board game.
Did you know the beginnings of McKissick Museum’s holdings date to 1823 when the University of South Carolina purchased the extensive mineral collection of naturalist Thomas Cooper? #TriviaTuesdaySC
ALT A photo of the lions Sol and Edgar playing a South Carolina Trivia board game.
Did you know the USS YORKTOWN recovered the three Apollo 8 astronauts after their return flight from space in 1968? These astronauts were the first men to reach the vicinity of the Moon. #TriviaTuesdaySC
ALT The lions, Sol and Edgar, are playing a South Carolina Trivia board game.