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Existing County | Cultural Resources

CULTURAL RESOURCES

Florence County is home to many cultural resources, including libraries and others discussed in the Community
Facilities element. In addition to those, Florence County is home to museums, the Florence Civic Center, the
National Cemetery, the Civil War Stockade, a Motor Speedway in Timmonsville being revived, and the SC BBQ
Trail. Many of these are detailed below.

MUSEUMS

This section describes the museums in our area that have a variety of exhibits and attract a wide-range of interest.
The War Between the States Museum

According to the website of the War Between the States Museum, you can “take a walk into the past and visit and
experience the many artifacts, pictures and stories of a nation divided”. This museum was founded in September
1988 by members of the Pee Dee Rifles and Sons of Confederate Veterans who possessed Civil War artifacts that
they wanted to share with the public. In September 1989, the museum moved to its present location at 107 South
Guerry Street in Florence.
Railroad Museum

The Railroad Museum consists of a restored caboose and boxcar filled with railroad memorabilia. This museum is
located on Railroad Street adjacent to the Florence City-County Complex and is operated by the Florence Museum.
The Browntown Museum

The Browntown Museum, located on Highway 341 between Lake City and Johnsonville, displays many indications
of pioneering ingenuity and farm-related industry, including a notable cotton gin with wooden gears, which
continued operating through the late 19th century. The site also contains a corn crib, smokehouse, outhouse, and
the Brown-Burrows Home, built about 1845. The origin of Browntown can be traced to two brothers, Robert
Brown (1784-1866) and William Brown (1775-1850), and their families. Their holdings comprised over 8,000 acres.
The museum, which was erected by Three Rivers Historical Society in 1982, was added to the National Register of
Historical Places on June 28, 1982.

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