Sumter, South Carolina has the largest Gingko farm in the world.
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The introduction of tobacco in 1894 rocketed Mullins into the Tobacco Capital of South Carolina. As many as 200 tobacco barns sprang up throughout the community. Warehouses were also constructed and the first tobacco sale took place on August 28, 1895.
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The first battle of the Civil War took place at Fort Sumter, South Carolina.