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Southern Tidbits–everything you need to know about Southern culture!)

Did you know that “The Shag” originated in either North or South Carolina during the jitterbug-era of the 1940s? Carolina Beach, NC, and Myrtle Beach, SC, are the two contenders for the honors. (Check out the background history in the comments below under ” RSS comments” and make up your own mind!

The South is well-known for its “sweet tea,” but did you know that South Carolina was the first place in the US where tea was grown, and the only location where it is still produced commercially? The tea produced there is the official tea of the White House.

“Hopin’ John” (black-eyed peas and rice) is found in most states of the South, but the dish is mainly associated with the Gullah culture of the Carolinas.

“Grits” are as Southern as it gets when it comes to food staples. In fact, most of the grits sold in the US are from a belt of coastal states stretching from Louisiana to the Carolinas, known as the “Grits Belt.”

South Carolina was the last state to fly the Confederate Flag on its capitol building in Columbia, SC. (It was lowered on July 1, 2000.)

South Carolina now surpasses Georgia in peach production. The state calls itself, “The Tastier Peach State.”

(Be sure to look under “Categories” for “Southern Tidbits” for more interesting articles on things you should know about the South.)

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