Ashepoo River is a short
blackwater river in
South Carolina
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, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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,
United States
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. It rises in a confluence of swamps south of
Walterboro, flows in a southeast direction and empties into
Saint Helena Sound at . The entire course of the river lies within the boundaries of
Colleton County.
The Ashepoo basin forms part of the
ACE Basin, a coastal conservation area that encompasses its bottomlands confluence with the
Combahee
The Combahee River ( ) is a short blackwater river in the southern Lowcountry region of South Carolina formed at the confluence of the Salkehatchie and Little Salkehatchie rivers near the Islandton community of Colleton County, South Carolina ...
and
Edisto
Edisto Island is one of South Carolina's Sea Islands, the larger part of which lies in Charleston County, with its southern tip in Colleton County. The town of Edisto Beach is in Colleton County, while the Charleston County part of the island is u ...
river basins. (The refuge's name is formed from the first letters of the names of the three rivers: A-C-E). Many people enjoy fishing and boating on the Ashepoo River and others in South Carolina.
The name comes from the Ashepoo subtribe of the
Cusabo Indians.
Caeser P. Chisolm
Caeser P. Chisolm was a state legislator. He represented Colleton County, South Carolina in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
He provided testimony as a witness to injuries causing disability to U.S. Colored Troops veteran James Perkin ...
received a charter to operate ferry service across the Ashepoo River.
References
Rivers of South Carolina
Rivers of Colleton County, South Carolina
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