South Carolina, located on the Atlantic coast, brims with southern charm and history. A vital player in the Civil War as the first state to secede from the Union, South Carolina is home to Fort Sumter, where the initial shots of the Civil War were fired. The Angel Oak, a southern live oak tree on Johns Island off the coast of Charleston, is one of the oldest living organisms at over 1500 years old. With influences from Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean, South Carolina has its own take on Southern food, with specialties that include barbecue and seafood, like Charleston's famous She-Crab soup.