South Carolina is a state in the southern United States recognized for its subtropical beaches and marshlike sea islands along its coastline. Coastal Charleston is a historic city distinguished for its pastel-colored buildings, Old South plantations, and Fort Sumter, the site of the Civil War's first guns fired in the United States. The Grand Strand, an approximately 60-mile length of shoreline noted for golf courses and the holiday resort of Myrtle Beach, is located to the north of the city.
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