DESTINATION CLARENDON A RELOCATION GUIDE TO CLARENDON COUNTY 2018 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination Clarendon The hidden gem of the Palmetto State

elcome to Clarendon County, the hidden gem of the Palmetto State. Ripe Wwith nature and full of possibilities, you’re sure to fall in love with our area. Home to Lake Marion, the largest lake in , we are an outdoor enthusiast’s dream destination. Fishing, boating, hunting and golf are just a few favorite pastimes found in our county. We are centrally located, just a quick drive to Columbia, the state capital, historic Charleston and pristine beaches from the Lowcountry to the Grand Strand. Historic 301 makes its way through our county and we are conveniently located on the I-95 corridor. Please take time to explore our county and be prepared to be impressed with what you discover!

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DESTINATION CLARENDON | 3 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination Lifestyle A charming way of life

RETAIL SALES in Clarendon County Weldon Auditorium April 2016 - April 2017

$50M larendon County consists of four of the city and underwent a refurbishment incorporated towns; Manning, in recent years. $45M Paxville, Summerton and Family owned and operated C $40M Turbeville, as well as miles of bistros, bakeries and farm fresh

beautiful rural countryside. FAST FACT produce can be found in the towns $35M Quaint shops and eateries The sales tax in of Summerton and Paxville. can be found throughout the Clarendon County Several shops and restaurants $30M town of Manning. The historic is 8% line the streets of Turbeville. The $25M county courthouse is located town hosts numerous sporting 1/2017 in the heart of town. Circa 1858, the events and tournaments at its recreation 4/20165/20166/2016 7/20168/20169/201610/201611/201612/2016 2/2017 3/2017 4/2017 courthouse remains a beautiful focal point complex throughout the year. Source: S.C. Department of Revenue

4 | DESTINATION LIFESTYLE CLARENDON COUNTY McLeod Health Clarendon Services

Destination Healthcare Services Include: McLeod Health Clarendon provides the services you need at the highest quality Cardiology Diagnostic Imaging: cLeod Health Clarendon • Mammography is here to provide you • CT Scan • MRI and your family with the M EMS highest-quality healthcare available. General Surgery Our highly-skilled physicians Health & Wellness Center and medical staff provide a wide Spa Services range of medical services designed Home Health to meet the unique needs of the Hospice communities we serve. As part of Infusions the McLeod Health system, McLeod Laboratory Services Health Clarendon patients have access to all the services, skills, and technology that Nerve Conduction make us the choice for medical excellence in our region. OB/GYN McLeod Health Clarendon offers a wide variety of services. We are committed to • Laparoscopic the continued growth of our services to meet the ongoing needs of patients in and • Labor & Delivery around Clarendon County. • Centering Site Orthopaedics These are exciting times at McLeod Health Clarendon. We have the services you Pain Management need Here and Now. Pediatrics 803-433-3000 | McLeodHealthClarendon.org Podiatry 10 East Hospital Street, Manning, S.C. 29102 Rehabilitation Program • Cardiac • Physical Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Speech Therapy Sleep Study Program Swing Bed Unit Transport Service Urology Wound Care

DESTINATION HEALTHCARE | 5 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination Education Providing a solid foundation for academic excellence

larendon County is home to three • NAEYC Certification • Summer Arts Programs public school districts (Clarendon • Highest in the region ACT & SAT We are also home to F.E. Dubose CDistricts 1, 2 and 3). scores Career Center, as well as a satellite Several renowned private institutions Programs of interest involving our branch of Central Carolina Technical can also be found here including Laurence schools include: College. Partnerships with our Manning Academy and Clarendon Hall. • Special Olympics Project Unify high schools and higher education Our schools are striving for excellence (state winners) institutions lead to college credit and have received honorable recognition • Boys State and Girls State attendees and Associates Degrees for such as: • Early College Honors Program students enrolled in the Early • Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards for • 1 to 1 learning environment College Honors Program. Academic Performance • Multi-cultural instructional staff

6 | DESTINATION EDUCATION Clarendon County school districts, by the numbers Educational Attainment Population 25 Years and Older Clarendon District 1 Clarendon District 2 Clarendon District 3 Enrollment: 793 Enrollment: 2,979 Enrollment: 1,234 4.8% 6.6% Schools: 4 Schools: 6 Schools: 2 8.2% Teachers: 54 Teachers: 172 Teachers: 74 15.7% Student-teacher ratio in core subjects: 25.7 to 1 Student-teacher ratio in core subjects: 28.8 to 1 Student-teacher ratio in core subjects: 20.4 to 1 7.2% Dollars Spent per pupil: $13,280 Dollars Spent per pupil: $12,088 Dollars Spent per pupil: $8,242

District Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate District Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate District Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate 100% 97.9% 100% 100% 19.5% 90% 87.7% 90% 90% 89.1% 88.3% 38.1% 85.1% 81.5% 80.9% 80.3% 80% 80% 78.6% 77.9% 80% 76.5% 73.8% 70% 70% 70% 6Less than 9th Grade Associate’s Degree +1638207+8+5 9th to 12th No Diploma Bachelor’s Degree 60% 60% 60% High School Graduate Graduate Degree 2013 2014 2015 2016 2013 2014 2015 2016 2013 2014 2015 2016 Some College

Source: S.C. Department of Education Source: S.C. Department of Employment & Workforce

DESTINATION EDUCATION | 7 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination Business and Industry

Uniquely situated along the growing Interstate 95 corridor of opportunity with 6 interchanges. Clarendon County offers six industrial sites located throughout its 607 square miles of business-friendly soil.

With ample infrastructure and green field sites ranging from 15 to 1400 acres and a 50,000 square foot speculative building we are sure you will not only find the community welcoming, but a great place to sustain and grow your business.

8 | DESTINATION BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY The Port of Charleston is an 80 mile drive. International travel is within a 60-mile drive Container volumes were up 10% at the end through the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. of fiscal year 2017 compared with fiscal 2016, The airport is also home to a UPS hub. showing the port’s continued growth.

READY FOR Working in Clarendon County, by the numbers Top 10 Industries by Employment Annual Unemployment Rate (Unadjusted) BUSINESS Health Care and Social Assistance 1,321 Retail Trade 1,189 16% Educational Services 792 • Some of the more well-known Public Administration 783 companies that call Clarendon County Accommodation and Food Services 722 14% home include, Bicycle Corporation Manufacturing 438 of America, Trimaco, Meritor and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 317 12% Georgia Pacific to name a few. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 238 • With an ample labor force of over Other Services (except Public Administration) 222 10% 200,000 within a 60-minute drive Finance and Insurance 171 time, Clarendon County offers what 8% Top 10 Average Annual Wage by Industry your business needs to be successful. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $75,608 6% • Clarendon County offers a very Transportation and Warehousing $46,332 aggressive incentive structure and Finance and Insurance $39,416 Wholesale Trade $37,856 4% is willing to partner with prospective Clarendon County has steadily companies to ensure success. Administrative and Support and Waste $37, 232 2% reduced the unemployment rate Management and Remediation Services to an 11-year low of 5.4% in 2017 • All properties in Clarendon County are Construction $36,556 County Owned and certified to South Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting $34,684 0%

Carolina Department of Commerce Educational Services $34,580 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 standards. Public Administration $34,476 Information $31,148 Source: S.C. Department of Revenue

DESTINATION BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY | 9 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination Recreation Experience nature’s playground

MUST SEE

ur moderate weather allows for land locked striped bass. Each year for children found in Clarendon County year-round outdoor recreation. numerous fishing tournaments are held on as well including Camp Woodie and OTee off at one of our signature the expansive lake, including Cabela’s King Camp Leopold, which are both wildlife golf courses and enjoy a challenging game. Kat and the F.L.W. focused. Camp Bob Cooper is the home of The Clarendon County Recreation Lake Marion visitors can travel to Clarendon County 4-H camp. Santee National Wildlife Refuge Department offers an array of organized Charleston by boat from Clarendon County Numerous festivals and events are Established in 1941, in Clarendon County, sports for varying ages including a year- through the locks making a day trip to the held throughout the year in Clarendon the Santee National Wildlife Refuge is round youth golf program, unique to our Holy City an accessible possibility and a County including the famous Striped Bass 13,000 acres on the north shore of Lake area. delightful way to avoid typical downtown Festival held in April of each year. Lake Marion is known for signature traffic. Weldon Auditorium is known as the Marion, the largest lake in South Carolina. fishing and is the birthplace of the original There are several camp opportunities cultural hub of the county. Built in 1954

10 | DESTINATION RECREATION The annual Striped Bass Festival celebrates fishing throughout the county and the arrival of Spring. Many outdoor recreation opportunities can be found throughout the county. as the auditorium for Manning High Weldon hosts an array of events and Greenwood. Clarendon County tours: School, it survived the fire that burned activities and is also home to an art gallery. The Palmetto Trail runs through • The American Revolution in Clarendon County, SC the rest of the original school. Weldon The Summerton Cultural Arts Center Clarendon County and is South Carolina’s • Swamp Fox Murals Trail underwent a restoration and in 2010 was the former Summerton High School premier cross-state trail for hiking, • Francis Marion Trail Commission Clarendon Tour reopened its doors as a venue for multiple Gymnasium and has hosted many backpacking, cycling, mountain biking, • Manning Commercial Historic District Walking Tour cultural arts programs and events. From nationally known performers such as camping and other active outdoor concerts to band performances to ballets, The Lettermen, The Diamonds and Lee recreation. • Manning Residential Historic District Walking Tour

J.C. Britton Park Taw Caw Park Walker Gamble Park Davis Station Park Clarendon County Parks 803-473-3543 803-473-3543 803-473-3543 803-473-3543 3057 Raccoon Rd. 7212 Wash Davis Rd. 2496 Walker Gamble Rd. 5467 Moses Dingle Rd. Manning, SC 29102 Summerton, SC 29148 New Zion, SC 29111 Davis Station, SC 29041 • 4 Baseball/Softball Fields • 36 Acre Park on Taw Caw Creek • 1 Baseball/Softball Field • 1 Baseball/Softball Field • 2 Playgrounds • 1 Boat Landing • 1 Basketball Court • 2 Basketball Courts • 4 Fishing Piers • 1 Tennis Court • 2 Tennis Courts • 1 Playground • 1 Picnic Shelter • 2 Picnic Shelters and Numerous • 1 Concession Facility Picnic Tables and Grills • 1 Volleyball Court • Boardwalk

DESTINATION RECREATION | 11 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination History Take a step back in time

riginal settlers of the area was Lord High Chancellor of England and seat. The Swamp Fox Murals Trail Society Trace the steps of General Francis included the Scots-Irish and the was appointed Lord Proprietor over this provides unique attractions for residents Marion in the very place where he earned OHuguenots who came here to area. and visitors alike. The Society was formed the Swamp Fox moniker and visit the avoid religious persecution. They traveled Many areas of historical significance in 2004 as an effort to promote and hallowed ground on which Revolutionary inland from Charleston around 1700 and can be found throughout the county. preserve the history of General Francis War battles were forged. received land grants in our area. Revolutionary War battles were Marion with murals depicting scenes from Our very own Summerton was Clarendon County is named for forged in Clarendon County prior to the the American Revolution, which can be instrumental in leading the nation’s Civil Edward Hyde, the Earl of Clarendon. He establishment of Manning, the county found throughout the county. Rights movement in the late 1940’s with

12 | DESTINATION HISTORY HISTORIC SCENE

Notable people from Clarendon County Home to five S.C. governors the Briggs v. Elliott case, which was part of In recent years Clarendon County has • James Burchill Richardson, served 1802-1804 Brown v. Board of Education. seen a great deal of restoration and many • Richard Irvine Manning I, served 1824-1826 Wagon Travel Mural The Manning post office opened on historic buildings have been refurbished • John Peter Richardson II, served 1840-1842 From the historical marker at the mural June 25, 1856 and court was first held in and are now home to several businesses. • John Lawrence Manning, served 1852-1854 site, “During the American Revolution, the Clarendon County courthouse on Manning’s town hall was once the first • John Peter Richardson III, served 1886-1890 travel was slow and hard work. Wagons April 19, 1858. hotel in town. Anne Worsham Richardson, renowned artist needed to stop often since wooden known for her paintings of birds axles and wooden wheels required Peggy Parish, famed children’s author best grease and maintenance. Marion’s known for her Amelia Bedelia series militia was documented as traveling fifty In the early 1950s, Althea miles through the swamps at night on Gibson became the first horseback. Most travel from Nelson’s Ferry African-American to compete to Camden was along the Santee Path just in both the US National west of here. This Patriot gives directions Tennis Championships and Wimbledon. In 1960, to Marion’s camp near Jack’s Creek.” she became the first The mural was funded by the town of African-American to compete on the Summerton and the Swamp Fox Mural Trail women’s professional golf tour. Society. Marion McKnight, Miss America 1957

DESTINATION HISTORY | 13 CLARENDON COUNTY Destination Home Live your best life here

NEW JOBS

e are uniquely familiar. We are Manning during Potter’s Raid. Thirty years later, a Volvo Plant in Ridgeville, S.C. nostalgic. We are tranquility. Manning was named after Governor fire ravaged the area and in 1915 a torna- With more than $1 billion invested, and WWe are Clarendon County. John Laurence Manning in 1855. The first do swept through destroying many build- the promise of 4,000 jobs, the opening of A place where natural wonders embrace mayor, Dr. George Allen Huggins, declared ings in its path. In the fall of 1989 Hur- Volvo’s North American plant will transform relaxing lifestyles. Where you are in the Manning to be a “garden spot” and today ricane Hugo, a category four hurricane, South Carolina. Commuters living in midst of it all yet only a short drive from beautiful plants and trees bloom through- devastated all of Clarendon County. Many mountain tops to sandy shores. A place to out town. of Manning’s oldest homes and buildings Clarendon County will avoid the traffic in retreat from the noise of a busy lifestyle. Over the years Manning has overcome were heavily damaged or destroyed. the Charleston area, have a lower cost of Look no further… more than its fair share of destruction Today, Manning is home to many living and be able to live the quieter lake both from war and from natural disasters. shops and restaurants and is a convenient life along the shores of Lake Marion. Destination Home In 1865 much of the town was destroyed stop off I-95. Many historic buildings have

14 | DESTINATION HOME Comparing Clarendon County Clarendon County has a smaller population and a much more affordable cost for a home than other counties in the area. Median Housing Value, by County 2016 Population Estimates, by County 498,766

$243,200 396,484 409,549

$168,000 $149,700 $153,500 $156,200 $122,200 210,898 $107,100 $88,500 138,742 153,773 107,396 33,951

Clarendon Sumter Florence Richland Berkeley Greenville Dorchester Charleston Clarendon Sumter Florence Dorchester Berkeley Charleston Richland Greenville Source: U.S. Census Bureau been restored and the town exudes South- road closed the depot. Today, Paxville of- many jobs and potential ern charm. fers its residents several places of worship for economic growth. and a park for recreation. Today, 12 antebellum Paxville homes remain in the Paxville is located in the FAST FACTS Summerton area. Shops and restau- western part of Clarendon Population:...... 33,971 Summerton marks the rants occupy historic County and dates back southern border of Clar- buildings along down- to the mid 1700s when Median Household endon County. It was first town streets. George III of England gave Income:...... $33,612 known as the “Summer 10,000 acres of land in Number of Town” when residents of Turbeville South Carolina to a relative. Companies:...... 2,756 the Charleston area would Turbeville borders Clarendon Coun- In the 1820s Paxville was Number of travel up the Santee River ty to the north and was first established a sawmill and harvested the pines they used receiving regular mail deliv- Veterans:...... 2,565 seeking relief from the heat between 1870 and 1875 by William J Tur- in their turpentine business for lumber. The eries from Charleston and and mosquitoes. The first beville. The first post office opened in 1898 Great Depression also devastated this town Northwestern Railroad cut Source: U.S. Census Bureau home in Summerton can and the town was chartered 16 years later. along with the rest of the county. Several through the center of town be traced back to 1820, The large number of long-leaf pine trees in- shops and restaurants now line the streets leading to the development although the town was not spired the creation of a turpentine mill. The of Turbeville. Beautification and revitaliza- of a depot. The Great Depression devastat- chartered until 1889. A lumber mill, can- owners of the mill bled the pines of their tion grants have led to many improvements ed this rural town and eventually the rail- nery and garment factory once provided sap to create turpentine. They then opened and growth in recent years.

DESTINATION HOME | 15 DESTINATION CLARENDON A RELOCATION GUIDE TO CLARENDON COUNTY 2018

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