Pee Dee
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The Pee Dee region of South Carolina is the northeastern corner of the state. It is the area of the lower watershed of the Pee Dee River, named after the Pee Dee Native American tribe. Its center is Florence. It also encompasses the Grand Strand, which includes the beaches running from the North Carolina state line to the Winyah Bay in Georgetown County in South Carolina.
On the coast, the area is predominantly involved in tourism and resorts with beaches, amusement parks, shopping, fishing, and golf. The area has become a major retirement center in the United States, in part because of its low cost of living and its many golf courses. Inland is a belt featuring rivers, marshes, carolina bays and sandy rises where forestry is predominant, with pine plantations and baldcypress timbering.
Further inland, on higher ground, but still of only slight relief, is an agricultural belt of tobacco, cotton, soybeans and produce.
Florence, originally founded as a railroad center is a small, but growing center of production of pharmaceuticals, and other light industry. It is also known as a center of medical and dental care. The Pee Dee Region also produces paper, steel, and recreational vehicles.
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[edit] Counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- Williamsburg County
[edit] Cities
[edit] Primary Cities
(population figures is from 2008 estimates)
- Florence- 31,570
- Myrtle Beach- 30,596
[edit] Cities with a population of at least 5,000
- Bennettsville- 9,425
- Cheraw- 9,069
- Conway- 15,584
- Darlington- 6,720
- Dillon- 6,316
- Georgetown- 8,950
- Hartsville- 7,556
- Lake City- 6,478
- Marion- 7,042
- North Myrtle Beach- 15,516
[edit] Higher education
[edit] 4-year colleges
- Coastal Carolina University- Conway
- Coker College- Hartsville
- Francis Marion University- Florence
[edit] 2-year or specialized colleges
- Florence-Darlington Technical College-Florence
- Horry-Georgetown Technical College- Conway
- Northeastern Technical College- Cheraw
- Williamsburg Technical College- Kingstree
- Webster University- Myrtle Beach
[edit] Media
The area is served by four commercial broadcast television stations, WBTW CBS 13, WPDE ABC 15, WMBF NBC 32, and WFXB Fox 43 the first two with twin studios at Florence and Myrtle Beach, as well as an educational television station substation, WHMC-TV, in Conway, South Carolina. Daily newspapers include The Sun News of Myrtle Beach and The Morning News of Florence. The Georgetown Times is published five times per week.
[edit] Major Highways
- Interstate 20
- Interstate 95
- US Highway 1
- US Highway 15
- US Highway 52
- US Highway 76
- US Highway 301
- US Highway 378
- US Highway 401
- US Highway 501
- US Highway 701
- SC Highway 9
- SC Highway 38
- SC Highway 41 & SC Highway 41 ALT
- SC Highway 51
- SC Highway 145
- SC Highway 151
- SC Highway 177
[edit] See also
Coordinates: 34°12′21″N 79°32′21″W / 34.205833°N 79.539167°W
