The Black River is a
blackwater river
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in
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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in the
United States
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. It courses through
Sumter Sumter may refer to:
People Given name
* Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist
* Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), United States Army general
Surname
* Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer
* Shavonda E. Sumter ( ...
,
Clarendon, and
Williamsburg counties before merging with the
Great Pee Dee River
The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a river in the Carolinas of the United States. It originates in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina, where its upper course, above the mouth of the Uwharrie River, is known as t ...
in
Georgetown County. The river was called the Wee Nee by the
Native Americans who once inhabited the area. In June 2001, a 75-mile segment of the river was designated a State Scenic River.
See also
*
List of South Carolina rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of South Carolina:
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, from north to south, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in South Carolina drain ...
*
Mansfield Plantation
Mansfield Plantation is a well-preserved antebellum rice plantation, established in 1718 on the banks of the Black River in historic Georgetown County, South Carolina.
History
Spanning nearly of pine forest, rice fields and cypress swamps, Ma ...
References
Rivers of South Carolina
Tributaries of the Pee Dee River
Rivers of Williamsburg County, South Carolina
Rivers of Georgetown County, South Carolina
Rivers of Clarendon County, South Carolina
Rivers of Sumter County, South Carolina
Rivers of Lee County, South Carolina
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