2783 Murder in the botanical garden

2783 Common wasp (Vespa vulgaris) caught in a
Venus flytrap (Dioanea muscipula)

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina, specifically within a 60-mile radius of Wilmington. It catches its prey (chiefly insects and arachnids) with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap closes if a different hair is contacted within twenty seconds of the first strike. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value.

2279 UNITED STATES (South Carolina) - Edmondston-Alston House in Charleston

The Edmondston-Alston House is built on the foundation ruins of Fort Mechanic that was at this location in the later part of the 18th century. Shipping merchant Charles Edmondston, a Scottish immigrant from the Shetland Islands, had purchased the low sandy lot in 1817. The unstable soggy land was unfit for residential construction until a sea wall was built in 1820, and Edmondston then constructed the house, in the English Regency style, between 1820 and 1828.

2229 UNITED STATES (South Carolina) - Along Church Street in Charleston

Founded in 1670 as Charles Town in honor of King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted its present name in 1783. By 1690, it was the fifth-largest city in North America, and it remained among the 10 largest cities in the United States through the 1840 census. Known for its rich history, well-preserved architecture, distinguished restaurants, and mannerly people, it was designated "the most polite and hospitable city in America" by Southern Living magazine.

1371 UNITED STATES (South Carolina) - South Carolina map and flag

Located across the Savannah River, roughly triangular in shape and bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, originally part of the  Province of Carolina, South Carolina was the first of the 13 colonies that declared independence from the British Crown during the American Revolution, but also the first state to vote to secede from the Union, which it did on December 20, 1860. The largest city of the state is Columbia, chosen as the state capital in 1786. Vacationers are attracted to Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand, to the Sea Island resorts, and to Charleston's stately homes and gardens. The state's historical places of interest include Fort Sumter National Monument, Kings Mountain National Military Park, and Cowpens National Battlefield.