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The Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of South Carolina. It lies along the lower watershed of the Pee Dee River, which was named after the Pee Dee, an Indigenous tribe historically inhabiting the region.
History
The region was the homeland of the Pee Dee Native Americans, a people who originally occupied the area as part of the South Appalachian Mississippian culture from about 1000 to 1400, leaving the region for unknown reasons. Today, several nonprofit organizations have been recognized by South Carolina as descendants of the historic Pee Dee, including two state-recognized tribes and one state-recognized group. However, none of these organizations are federally recognized.
Economy
The region's largest county is Horry. It encompasses the Grand Strand, which includes the beaches running from the North Carolina state border to the Winyah Bay in Georgetown County in South Carolina. On the coast, the economy is dominated by tourism, and features 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, mild weather, and numerous golf courses. Inland is a belt featuring rivers, marshes, Carolina bays, and sandy rises where forestry is predominant. There are pine plantations and bald cypress timbering. Further inland, on higher ground, but still of only slight relief, is an agricultural belt of cultivation of tobacco, cotton, soybeans and produce.
The region, especially the inland portion, remained mostly rural well into the 20th century. As late as the 1970s, it was still so rural that Florence's second television station, WPDE-TV, obtained a Farmers Home Administration loan to build a studio and tower.
Regional definition
There is no agreed definition on which of South Carolina's counties are included in the region. The region takes its name from the Pee Dee River. The counties in the Pee Dee region are located, either entirely or partially, within the river's watershed.
= Always included
=Chesterfield County
Darlington County
Dillon County
Florence County
Marlboro County
Marion County
= Usually included
=Horry County
Georgetown County
Williamsburg County
= Rarely included
=Clarendon County
Lee County
Sumter County
Politics
The Pee Dee region has remained relatively constant during the first decade of the 21st century in terms of its voting history. The region's voters have been close during the previous four presidential elections, but lean toward the Republican Party. The tilt of the region is primarily due to the numerous Republicans resident in Horry County along the Atlantic coast.
At the congressional level, the region, including the rarely included counties, is located within three congressional districts. The Pee Dee region is mostly contained in South Carolina's 7th congressional district.
Williamsburg, Clarendon, parts of Sumter, and parts of Florence counties are located in the majority-minority 6th district. Lee and the remaining parts of Sumter counties are located in 5th district. The 5th and 6th districts are represented by Republican Ralph Norman and Democrat Jim Clyburn, respectively.
The 7th district was established following the 2010 census. In the 2012 elections, incumbents Mulvaney and Clyburn won re-election. Republican Tom Rice defeated Democrat Gloria Tinubu, both of Horry County, 54.9% to 45.1%, to represent South Carolina's new House seat.
Cities
= Primary cities
=(population figures is from 2020 census estimates)
Florence: 39,899
Myrtle Beach: 35,682
= Cities with a population of at least 5,000
=Bennettsville: 7,020
Cheraw: 5,040
Conway: 24,849
Darlington: 6,149
Dillon: 6,384
Georgetown: 8,403
Hartsville: 7,446
Lake City: 5,903
Marion: 6.448
North Myrtle Beach: 18,790
Higher education
= 4-year colleges
=Coastal Carolina University- Conway
Coker University- Hartsville
Francis Marion University- Florence
= 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
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 two educational television stations substations, WHMC-TV, in Conway, South Carolina, and WJPM-TV in Florence, 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.
Major highways
Interstate 20
Interstate 95
Future Interstate 73
US Highway 1
US Highway 15
US Highway 17
US Highway 52
US Highway 76
US Highway 301
US Highway 378
US Highway 401
US Highway 501
US Highway 521
US Highway 701
SC Highway 22
SC Highway 31
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
SC Highway 261
See also
Early history of Williamsburg, South Carolina
Pee Dee Area Council
Peedee Formation
References
External links
Pee Dee Tourism Commission
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