David Robert Coker (1870-1938) conducted his early crop-improvement experiments on the family plantation in Hartsville, South Carolina.
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Bomb Island, South Carolina on Lake Murray each spring and summer is the home of a very unusual event. Each year thousands of Purple Martins return to this island to roost for the summer.
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Summerville, South Carolina's beauty is mirrored in her motto, "The Flower Town in the Pines." Since the early 1900's day tourists have flocked to the town during early spring to enjoy millions of spring blossoms, particularly azaleas.