Green Pond is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Colleton County, in the
U.S. state
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of
South Carolina
South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...
. It is located along
U.S. Route 17
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northeast of White Hall and west of Ashepoo, and
South Carolina Highway 303 south of Ashepoo Crossing and
Walterboro. The community also had a railroad station on the
Charleston and Savannah Railway, a line which today is part of the CSX
Charleston Subdivision.
History
The community was named for a nearby pool of water abundant with algae, according to local history.
See also
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Raid on Combahee Ferry
The Raid on Combahee Ferry ( ), also known as the Combahee River Raid, was a military operation during the American Civil War conducted on June 1 and 2, 1863, by elements of the Union Army along the Combahee River in Beaufort and Colleton co ...
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Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
References
Unincorporated communities in Colleton County, South Carolina
Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
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