In February 1852 William Burkhalter Dorn discovered the second richest vein of gold in South Carolina history on the site of the present town of McCormick.
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Johnston, South Carolina is known as the Peach Capital of the World.
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Beginning Labor Day and running through the following weekend, the South Carolina Apple Festival celebrates the beginning of apple harvest season in Oconee County, the largest apple-producing area in the state.