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Created in 1919, Lake Wateree near Winnsboro (pop. 3,599) is one of the state’s oldest man-made lakes and a premier fishing spot.

first appeared: 6/20/2004

Opened in 1936, Myrtle Beach State Park at Myrtle Beach (pop. 22,759) was the first state park in South Carolina.

first appeared: 6/13/2004

Darlington Raceway, which opened in 1950, originally was designed as a true oval track. However, an egg-shaped design was eventually created to accommodate a landowner who did not want his nearby minnow pond disturbed.

first appeared: 6/6/2004

The 1798 cotton press in Latta (pop. 1,410), once powered by oxen and mules, is believed to be the oldest surviving press of its kind in the country.

first appeared: 5/30/2004

The 1,395-acre Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve near Aiken (pop. 25,337) is home to the state’s endangered gopher tortoise.

first appeared: 5/23/2004

Since the 1700s, the water at Healing Springs in Barnwell County has been legendary for its curative powers and, in 1944, owner L.P. “Luke” Boylston deeded the property to God.

first appeared: 5/16/2004

Through shear artistry, Pearl Fryar transforms hundreds of shrubs and trees into topiary sculptures at his topiary garden in Bishopville (pop. 3,670).

first appeared: 5/9/2004

Children’s author Peggy Parish, creator of the Amelia Bedelia books, was born in 1927 in Manning (pop. 4,025).

first appeared: 5/2/2004

For a 10th time in 27 years, Charleston graciously accepted the honor of best-mannered U.S. city. Etiquette author Marjabelle Young Stewart based the finding on 10,000 letters and faxes she received from people who have taken her etiquette courses, and the general public.

first appeared: 4/25/2004

One of the first decisive victories of the Revolutionary War was the repulse of a British naval fleet by patriot defenders in a log fort on Sullivans Island (pop. 1,911) on June 28, 1776. More than 200 Revolutionary War battles and skirmishes occurred in the state.

first appeared: 4/18/2004

The town clock in Winnsboro (pop. 3,599), imported from France in the 1830s, is believed to be the nation’s longest continuously running town clock.

first appeared: 4/11/2004

The Vietnam scenes in the 1994 movie Forrest Gump were filmed on what is now the Ocean Creek Golf Course on Fripp Island near Beaufort (pop. 12,950).

first appeared: 4/4/2004

The U.S. Census of 1826 found only 110 Catawba Indians living in the state. Today, an estimated 1,200 descendants live in the vicinity of Rock Hill (pop. 49,765), with roughly 500 on the nearby Catawba Indian Reservation.

first appeared: 3/28/2004

Campbell’s Covered Bridge, built in 1909 near Gowensville, is the state’s only remaining covered bridge. It is closed to motor vehicles.

first appeared: 3/21/2004

The slow-moving Black River in the eastern part of the state is characterized by high concentrations of organic carbon, which accounts for its dark, tea-colored water.

first appeared: 3/14/2004

Making sweetgrass baskets is a 300-year-old tradition in the communities of Charleston and Mount Pleasant (pop. 30,108).

first appeared: 3/7/2004

The Catawba Nation, located east of Rock Hill (pop. 41,643), is home to a creative group of American Indian potters, who display their wares at the Catawba Cultural Center.

first appeared: 2/29/2004

The state’s “Grand Strand,” 60 miles of beaches and resorts between Georgetown and Little River, is among America’s most popular tourist destinations.

first appeared: 2/22/2004

Parris Island, now home to the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp, was occupied by cotton plantations in the early 1800s until the Union navy captured Port Royal Sound in 1861.

first appeared: 2/15/2004

The purple martin roost at Bomb Island on Lake Murray is the largest roost in North America, with 700,000 to 800,000 birds present at the peak of pre-migration in late July.

first appeared: 2/8/2004

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