Florence, Railroad hub city in South Carolina, United States
Description
This county seat sits where Interstate highways 20 and 95 cross in northeastern South Carolina, serving as an administrative hub for the region. The town connects major routes and organizes regional services for the surrounding area.
History
The settlement grew in the 1850s as a transfer point where three rail lines met: the Wilmington and Manchester, the Northwestern, and the Cheraw and Darlington. During the Civil War, it served as the location of a military prison camp.
Culture
The town takes its name from Florence Harllee, daughter of the general president of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. Visitors today notice this railway legacy in the layout of streets that curve around the historic track alignments.
Practical
Visitors reach the town via two major interstate highways that cross here, offering access from several directions. The downtown area is compact and easy to explore on foot.
Did you know?
A military cemetery on the outskirts preserves the graves of Union soldiers who died while held at the nearby stockade. Visitors today come here to remember this lesser-known episode of the Civil War.
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Darlington Raceway
17.4 km
Florence Center
5.9 km
Florence National Cemetery
1.8 km
Cotton Press
28.7 km
Florence Public Library
1 km
Roseville Plantation
12.4 kmJeffries Creek
29.1 km
Smith-Cannon House
16.5 km
Red Doe
11.7 km
Young Farm
9.4 km
Claussen House
15.3 km
Poynor School
1.3 km
Wilds-Edwards House
15.8 km
Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Hopewell Cemetery
15.2 km
Charles S. McCullough House
16 km
Florence Downtown Historic District
1.7 km
Mt. Zion Rosenwald School
12 km
Bonnie Shade
1.9 km
Forest Hills Historic District
28.5 km
Darlington Downtown Historic District
16 km
Blooming Grove
10.9 km
Julius A. Dargan House
16 km
John Hayes Farmstead
28.6 km
U. S. Post Office
1.6 km
Mrs. B.F. Williamson House
16.3 km
Gregg-Wallace Farm Tenant House
11.4 km
Cashua Street-Spring Street Historic District
16.1 km
Edmund H. Deas House
14.9 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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