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Dillon County, South Carolina
Dillon County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 28,292. The county seat is Dillon. History Founded in 1910 from a portion of Marion County, both Dillon County and the city of Dillon were named for prosperous local citizen James W. Dillon (1826–1913), an Irishman who settled there and led a campaign to bring the railroad into the community. The result of this effort was the construction of the Wilson Short Cut Railroad, which later became part of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. It stimulated greater prosperity directly linking Dillon County to the national network of railroads. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.43%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in South Carolina by area. State and local protected areas/sites * Bass Community Park * Dillon County Museum * Little Pee Dee State Park * Little Pee Dee State Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon County Courthouse
The Dillon County Courthouse, built in 1911, is a historic courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in the city of Dillon, South Carolina, Dillon in Dillon County, South Carolina. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by Darlington, South Carolina, Darlington native William Augustus Edwards who designed eight other South Carolina courthouses as well as academic buildings at 12 institutions in Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and South Carolina. Dillon County was created in 1910 and this is the only courthouse it has ever had. On October 30, 1981, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in the Dillon Downtown Historic District. See also *List of Registered Historic Places in South Carolina References External links South Carolina Association of Counties page for Dillon County * County courthouses in South Carolina William Augustus Edwards buildings Buildings and structures in Dillon County, South Carolina Courthouses o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reedy Creek (South Carolina)
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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] |
South Carolina Ports Authority
The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) owns and operates public seaport facilities in Charleston, as well as Inland Ports in Greer, South Carolina, and Dillon, South Carolina. Established by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1942, it is authorized and charged with promoting, developing, constructing, equipping, maintaining and operating the harbors and seaports within the State of South Carolina. An economic development engine for the State, the South Carolina Ports Authority handles international commerce valued at more than $75 billion annually while receiving no direct taxpayer subsidy. According to a 2023 economic impact study conducted by University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business research economist and professor Dr. Joseph Von Nessen, port operations facilitate 260,000 jobs across South Carolina (one in every 9 jobs) paying 23% higher than the state's average wage. The study attributes nearly $87 billion in annual statewide economic activity to port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon Station
Dillon station is a train station in Dillon, South Carolina, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. It was originally built by the Florence Railroad in 1893, but only as a freight station. Once the railroad was consolidated into the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1898, the passenger station was opened in 1904. The station survived the merger of the Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line Railroads into the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad The Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was a Class I railroad company operating in the Southeastern United States beginning in 1967. Its passenger operations were taken over by Amtrak in 1971. Eventually, the railroad was merged with its affiliate lin ... in 1967, only to terminate passenger service in 1971. Amtrak service to Dillon began on June 15, 1976, with the introduction of the '' Palmetto''. The four-faced station clock also contains two Fahrenheit thermometers. Gallery File:Dillon Station Thermometer.JPG, The clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillon County Airport
Dillon County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Dillon, a city in Dillon County, South Carolina, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned DLC by the FAA and DLL by the IATA (which assigned DLC to Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport in Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China). Facilities and aircraft Dillon County Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 133 feet (41 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 7/25 which measures 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending April 5, 2007, the airport had 2,100 aircraft operations, an average of 175 per month: 95% general aviation and 5% military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries ... [...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] |
