REGION PEE DEE REGION Named for the area’s first residents— the Pee Dee Indian Tribe—this region is rich with the natural beauty of the outdoors: free-flowing rivers, wildlife-filled swamplands and blooming gardens. Time travel at Revolutionary War and Civil War sites, stroll through architecturally diverse historic districts, and learn about the area’s agrarian past at tobacco and cotton farms and museums. Marlboro County Museum Complex, Bennettsville | South Carolina Cotton Museum, Bishopville | Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, Darlington | Little Pee Dee State Park, Dillon | Palmetto Peddlers, Florence | Kalmia Gardens, Hartsville | Moore Farms Botanical Garden, Lake City | Big John’s Soul Food Restaurant & BBQ Grill, Marion regional must-sees Darlington Raceway, Darlington 80 PHOTO COURTESY OF DARLINGTON RACEWAY
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