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Pointsett State Park looks like it's located in the mountains, but the park is located in the outlying area of the Coastal Plains, yet still in the Sandhills. Many of the original Civilian...
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The Fall Line is the area where the Piedmont meets the Coastal Plain.
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States, was born in Waxhaw, South Carolina, of a backcountry family. Wounded and imprisoned in the Revolutionary War before his 14th birthday...
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Alice DeLancey (1745-1832), a native of New York, married Ralph Izard in 1767. A son of one of the 6 great planter families who dominated the Colonial Council, Izard nevertheless became active in...
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Alfred Huger (1788-1872), a noted Unionist and supporter of Andrew Jackson during the Nullification Controversy, was appointed by Jackson to be Postmaster in 1834, a post he held until 1865, when he...
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Born in Charleston in 1922, E. "Fritz" Hollings (1922- ) received his education in local public schools and the Citadel, from which he graduated in 1942. During WWII, Hollings served in the U.S. Army...
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Robert Y. Hayne (1791-1839) served as governor of South Carolina from 1832-1834. Hayne was born on his family's plantation, Pon Pon, in St. Paul's Parish. After studying law under Langdon Cheves...
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Born in Charleston, Governor Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was educated by private tutors and later graduated from the South Carolina College. He studied, but never practiced, law. Instead, Hampton...
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Lake Greenwood State Recreation Area has a 11,400 acre lake. It's about 22 miles long, has 212 miles of shoreline. It's a popular destination for boating, recreational activities like skiing, people...
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Lake Warren State Park has a pond that provides a nice habitat for some wildlife viewing here. The two acres is the only body of water that's enclosed inside the park. The wildlife includes turtles...