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Darlington County, South Carolina
Darlington County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 62,905. Its county seat is Darlington. Hartsville is the largest community in the county. Darlington County is home to the Darlington Raceway, which hosts the annual NASCAR Southern 500. Darlington County is also home to Coker College in Hartsville. Darlington County was named by an act in March 1785. Darlington County is included in the Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The county was founded in 1785. While no records exist regarding the namesake of the county, it could possibly be named after Darlington, England. The county seat is Darlington and the largest community is Hartsville. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.00%) is water. State and local protected areas/sites * Great Pee Dee River Heritage Preserve Wildlife Management Area * Kalmia Gardens * Segars-McKinnon He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington, England
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" and one of the largest settlements in North East England. The town is linked to London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh by the East Coast Main Line and the A1. History Darnton Darlington started as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon ''Dearthington'', which seemingly meant 'the settlement of Deornoth's people' but, by Norman times, the name had changed to Derlinton. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the town was usually known by the name of ''Darnton''. Darlington has a historic market area in the town centre. St Cuthbert's Church, built in 1183, is one of the most important early English churches in the north of England and is Grade I listed. The oldest church in Darlington is St Andrew's Church, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedar Creek (South Carolina)
Cedar Creek may refer to: In Australia * Cedar Creek (New South Wales), a tributary of the Hunter River catchment, New South Wales * Cedar Creek, New South Wales, a town in the City of Cessnock * Cedar Creek, New South Wales (Tweed), a village in Tweed Shire * Cedar Creek, Queensland (Moreton Bay Region), a suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland * Cedar Creek, Queensland (Logan & Gold Coast), a suburb split by the Logan City and Gold Coast City boundaries, Queensland * Cedar Creek, former name of Ravenshoe, Queensland In the United States In Alabama * Cedar Creek Reservoir (Alabama) In Arkansas * Cedar Creek, Arkansas, an unincorporated community In California *Cedar Creek (Pacheco Creek), a tributary of Pacheco Creek in Santa Clara County * Cedar Creek (South Fork Eel River), a tributary of the South Fork Eel River in Mendocino County * Cedar Creek (South Fork Pit River), a tributary of the Pit River in Lassen County *Cedar Creek, the fictional setting of the 1995 film ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France as well as the flag of monarchist France from 1815 to 1830, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek temples and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartsville Regional Airport
Hartsville Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Hartsville, a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. Facilities and aircraft Hartsville Regional Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 364 feet (111 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending June 16, 2021, the airport had 5,300 aircraft operations, an average of 102 per week: 91% general aviation, 6% military, and 4% air taxi. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single-engine and 1 multi-engine. See also * List of airports in South Carolina References External links Airport pageat City of Hartsville website Skyline Aviation Services the fixed-base operator (FBO) Aerial image as of 7 February 1994from USGS ''The National Map ''The National Map'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington County Jetport
Darlington County Airport (Jetport) is a county-owned, public-use airport located nine nautical miles (10 mi, 17 km) north of the central business district of Darlington, a city in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility. The airport does not have scheduled commercial airline service. Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned UDG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. History The airport was opened in October 1943. It was built by the United States Army Air Force, and known as Hartsville Army Airfield. It was used as an auxiliary training base for Florence Army Airfield, located 18 miles southeast. It was built as a bomber airfield, and supported A-20 Havocs, and later A-26 Invaders which were based at Florence. Its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kershaw County, South Carolina
Kershaw County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 65,403. The county seat and largest community is Camden. The county was created in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties. It is named for Col. Joseph Kershaw (1727–1791), an early settler and American Revolutionary War patriot. Kershaw County is part of the Columbia, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Kershaw County was named for Col. Joseph Kershaw (1727–1791), an early settler considered as "the father of Camden". Originally part of Camden District, Kershaw County was formed in 1791 from parts of Claremont, Lancaster, Fairfield, and Richland counties. The county seat is Camden, the oldest inland city in South Carolina. This site was settled around 1732 by English traders and farmers who moved inland from Charleston. Welsh Baptists moved the area in large numbers in the 1740s and 1750s. At the time, in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee County, South Carolina
Lee County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 16,531, making it the fifth-least populous county in South Carolina. Its county seat is Bishopville. History The county is named for Confederate general Robert E. Lee. A previous incarnation of Lee County was established in 1898, but was negated by the State Supreme Court in 1899. The current Lee County formed on February 25, 1902, from Darlington, Kershaw, and Sumter counties. Minor boundary changes were made in 1914 ( to Sumter), in 1921 ( to Kershaw), and in 1925 ( from Kershaw). Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.26%) is water. State and local protected areas * Lee State Natural Area * Longleaf Pine Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area * Lynchburg Savanna Heritage Preserve/Wildlife Management Area * Mary McLeod Bethune Birthplace Major water bodies * Black River * Lync ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Chesterfield County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 43,273. Its county seat is Chesterfield. The largest community in the county is Cheraw. It is located north of the Midlands, in the Pee Dee region, on the border with North Carolina. History The county is named for Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, a British politician who opposed the Stamp Act of 1765, which was deeply unpopular in South Carolina, and who was known for always speaking up for the rights of the colonists while he was serving in the British Parliament and when he served as British Secretary of State. The county was formed in 1785, but was part of what was then known as Cheraws District until 1800, at which time Chesterfield became a district itself. In the 1700s, the area that would become Chesterfield County was settled primarily by immigrants from England and Wales, as well as by smaller numbers of immigrants from County Antr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlboro County, South Carolina
Marlboro County is a county located in the Pee Dee region on the northern border of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 26,667. Its county seat is Bennettsville. The Great Pee Dee River runs through it. Marlboro County is home to the Pee Dee Indian Tribe, a relatively small American Indian tribe that has occupied the Pee Dee region for several centuries. The tribe was officially recognized by the government of South Carolina around the beginning of the 21st century, and they have been seeking federal acknowledgment since 1976. While today the tribe consists of just over 200 enrolled members, they were once a significant cultural and political power in the region. Their influence and continual presence gave the region its Pee Dee name. Since 1976, the tribe's official seat of government has operated on land awarded to the tribe in Marlboro County. History Succeeding indigenous peoples occupied this area for thousands of years. At the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence County, South Carolina
Florence County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 137,059. Its county seat is Florence. Florence County is included in the Florence, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Florence County was formed from main sections of Darlington and Marion Counties, plus other townships from Williamsburg and Clarendon Counties, starting in 1888. The last section of Williamsburg County was not added until 1921. Florence County was named after its county seat, Florence, which its founder, General William Harllee in turned named for his daughter, Florence. On December 26, 1921, Black American male Bill McAllister was lynched for having an affair with a white woman. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.47%) is water. State and local protected areas * Lynches River County Park * Moore Farms Botanical Garden (part) * Pee Dee Station Site Wildlife Managem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparrow Swamp (South Carolina)
Sparrow may refer to: Birds * Old World sparrows, family Passeridae ** House sparrow, or ''Passer domesticus'' * New World sparrows, family Passerellidae * two species in the Passerine family Estrildidae: ** Java sparrow ** Timor sparrow * Hedge sparrow, also known as the dunnock or hedge accentor in the family Prunellidae People * Sparrow (surname) * Sparrow (American poet) (born 1953), American poet, activist, musician, and rabble-rouser * Robert Brown (footballer, born 1856), Scottish footballer known by the nickname 'Sparrow' Media Films * ''The Sparrow'' (1914 film), a 1914 French silent film * ''Sparrows'' (1916 film), a Dutch film * ''Sparrows'' (1926 film), starring Mary Pickford * ''The Sparrow'' (1972 film), Arabic title ''Al Asfour'', a 1972 Egyptian film by director Youssef Chahine * ''Sparrow'' (1993 film), a 1993 Italian drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli * ''Sparrow'' (2008 film), a Hong Kong film * ''Sparrow'' (2010 film), a horror film directed b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynches River
Lynches River, named for Thomas Lynch, Jr., signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence, rises in North Carolina near Waxhaw, North Carolina, at about elevation, flowing only a short distance to the South Carolina border, and thence to join the Great Pee Dee River near Johnsonville, South Carolina, Johnsonville. It is about long and the drainage area is . Several sections of the river have been designated by the state of South Carolina as a wild and scenic river, with the upper portions from Bishopville to the eastern boundary of Lynches River County Park receiving designation in 1994, and the lower 57 mile section designated in 2008. The river is a favorite for canoeing, but Hurricane Hugo in 1989 felled many trees, blocking the flow at places, making navigation difficult at low water and dangerous at high water. River enthusiasts have been gradually cleaning up the storm debris. The river is also a popular fishing spot, with Centrar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
