Florence: A Renaissance Spirit

General - South Carolina History

This program focuses on the history of Florence, S.C., which originally began as a railroad junction. During the Civil War, a Confederate stockade was located there, and a gunboat built in Florence patrolled the Great Pee Dee River. Today, Florence is an important regional hub, with leading medical facilities, educational institutions, and growing industry.  

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Florence: A Renaissance Spirit: New South | Carolina Stories 5
Florence: A Renaissance Spirit: New South | Carolina Stories
Episode 5

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In the midst of these dramatic social changes, an economic transformation was taking place. It was after the days of World War II, after 1945, when Florence really burst into the New South. In the...