Each state in the United States of America is unique. The people and legislature of South Carolina have selected the following state symbols to represent their state's individual environment and culture.
![[Image of The South Carolina State Seal]](/media/graphics/state-seals/south-carolina-seal.png)
![[Image of The South Carolina State Flag]](/media/graphics/state-flags/south-carolina-flag.png)
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.
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