Lake Greenwood

Lake Greenwood (HMKC4)

Location: Ninety Six, SC 29666 Greenwood County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 11.683', W 81° 56.833'

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A Changing Landscape

A Lake is Formed
The Great Depression of the 1930s altered the economy and landscape of Greenwood County. Farmers were impoverished, land values declined, and local textile mills struggled to survive. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs offered work relief for the unemployed.

The lake in front of you is the result of the largest New Deal project in this area — the construction of Buzzard's Roost Hydroelectric Dam. Planners believed the damming of the Saluda River would stimulate industry and relieve rural poverty by creating affordable electricity. Another work program of the same era — the Civilian Conservation Corps — developed the park and recreational facilities beside the lake.
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HM NumberHMKC4
Series This marker is part of the South Carolina: South Carolina Heritage Corridor series
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Placed BySouth Carolina Heritage Corridor
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Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 4:14pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 412725 N 3784151
Decimal Degrees34.19471667, -81.94721667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 11.683', W 81° 56.833'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 11' 40.98" N, 81° 56' 49.98" W
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Area Code(s)864
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6836 Seaboard Ave, Ninety Six SC 29666, US
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