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Orangeburg, also known as The Garden City, is the principal city in and the county seat of Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. [5] The population of the city was 13,964 according to the 2020 census. [6] The city is located 37 miles southeast of Columbia, on the north fork of the Edisto River .
Feb 27, 2019 · Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum. 2. History Museums. Open daily. Call to reserve. No admission fees. The first and only of its kind the museum highlights the story of 1950-1970 South Carolina’s civil rights movement and leaders through the photographs…. 4. Orangeburg County Aquatic Park.
Rich with natural wonders, history and modern luxuries, Santee Cooper Country is centered around the Santee Cooper lakes—Marion and Moultrie. These legendary lakes were created during the early 1940s and have become a recreational paradise. Known as “The Garden City,” Orangeburg is home to the beautiful Edisto Memorial Gardens which hosts ...
Orangeburg. Downtown square, Orangeburg, S.C. Orangeburg, city, seat of Orangeburg county, central South Carolina, U.S. It is situated on the North Fork Edisto River. In 1735 Germans, Swiss, and Dutch established a settlement, naming it for William IV, prince of Orange. The Donald Bruce House ( c. 1735), on nearby Middlepen Plantation, served ...
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Jun 8, 2016 · 3 minutes to read. (Orangeburg County; 2020 pop. 12,460). Orangeburg is the county seat of one of South Carolina’s richest agricultural regions. The town originated with the arrival of 220 German-Swiss immigrants in 1735, who settled along the North Edisto River. These “Switzers” became prosperous farmers, growing wheat, rice, and indigo ...
Open daily. Call to reserve. No admission fees. The first and only of its kind the museum highlights the story of 1950-1970 South Carolina’s civil rights movement and leaders through the photographs and experiences of Cecil Williams, an award winning and nationally recognized photographer. Mr. Williams work spans throughout the 1950’s and ...
Orangeburg county is a richly productive agricultural region lying in the Coastal Plain. The region was inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Indians when Europeans began settling Carolina in the 1670s. Orangeburg township, named for William IV, prince of Orange, was among the original areas planned for settlement in South Carolina’s plan of 1731.
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