This partial list of city nicknames in South Carolina compiles the
aliases,
sobriquets and
slogans that
cities in
South Carolina are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their
tourism boards or
chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1]Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are
anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "
branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. Many of the unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.
^"Home". Visit Aiken SC.
Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^Appreciate the artsArchived 2011-09-26 at the
Wayback Machine, Editorial in Anderson Independent Mail, accessed April 13, 2007. "Head on down North Main to the courthouse square to visit the statue of William Church Whitner, the man who put the "electric" in the Electric City. He holds his pocket watch and looks at a street light that is about to light up for the first time, marking the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the South."
^Iron City leaders to be sworn-inArchived 2021-09-24 at the
Wayback Machine, The Gaffney Ledger, March 30, 2007, accessed April 13, 2007. "Blacksburg Mayor David Hogue and councilmen Joe Ross and Mike Patterson will be sworn in Sunday to new four-year terms at 3 p.m. at Iron City Place, 101 S. John St., Blacksburg."
^"Cheraw, SC". www.cheraw.com.
Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^"HOME". chesterfieldsc.
Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^G'vegas
On the Retirement of Bill Workman, Senator
Lindsey Graham transcript of floor speech, accessed April 13, 2007. "Over the past few decades, Greenville and upstate South Carolina have slowly been transformed from being a textile capital of the world to a much more diversified economy."
^City ManagerArchived 2009-02-08 at the
Wayback Machine, accessed April 13, 2007. "Have a great time exploring and learning about our wonderful City and about the special quality of life that we have all come to know as Greenwood, the Emerald City."
This partial list of city nicknames in South Carolina compiles the
aliases,
sobriquets and
slogans that
cities in
South Carolina are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their
tourism boards or
chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.[1]Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"[2] are also believed to have economic value.[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,[1] but there are
anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "
branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.[2]
Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. Many of the unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.
^"Home". Visit Aiken SC.
Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^Appreciate the artsArchived 2011-09-26 at the
Wayback Machine, Editorial in Anderson Independent Mail, accessed April 13, 2007. "Head on down North Main to the courthouse square to visit the statue of William Church Whitner, the man who put the "electric" in the Electric City. He holds his pocket watch and looks at a street light that is about to light up for the first time, marking the first long-distance transmission of electricity in the South."
^Iron City leaders to be sworn-inArchived 2021-09-24 at the
Wayback Machine, The Gaffney Ledger, March 30, 2007, accessed April 13, 2007. "Blacksburg Mayor David Hogue and councilmen Joe Ross and Mike Patterson will be sworn in Sunday to new four-year terms at 3 p.m. at Iron City Place, 101 S. John St., Blacksburg."
^"Cheraw, SC". www.cheraw.com.
Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^"HOME". chesterfieldsc.
Archived from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
^G'vegas
On the Retirement of Bill Workman, Senator
Lindsey Graham transcript of floor speech, accessed April 13, 2007. "Over the past few decades, Greenville and upstate South Carolina have slowly been transformed from being a textile capital of the world to a much more diversified economy."
^City ManagerArchived 2009-02-08 at the
Wayback Machine, accessed April 13, 2007. "Have a great time exploring and learning about our wonderful City and about the special quality of life that we have all come to know as Greenwood, the Emerald City."