Lake Murray Country

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Lake Murray Country is a large area of South Carolina, USA; the region includes the counties of Newberry, Saluda, Lexington, and Richland.

The region's focal point is Lake Murray. Lake Murray's name comes from its chief engineer William S. Murray. The Saluda Dam supplies a large portion of the power to South Carolina. The dam was the largest earthen dam in cubical content for power purposes in the world at its time of creation.

v t e State of South Carolina

Columbia (capital)

Regions	Atlantic Coastal Plain Blue Ridge Mountains Grand Strand High Hills of Santee Lake Murray Country The Lowcountry Metrolina The Midlands Olde English District Old 96 District Pee Dee Piedmont Sandhills Sea Islands The Upstate

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