Florence.... our first time in South Carolina....
Florence was our first stop in South Carolina as we headed down the east coast on I-95 from New England to Florida.
one good website for up-to-date Florence info is:
http://www.florenceweb.com/
the visitors page for Florence is:
http://www.florencescchamber.com/
wikipedia info:
30000 people in downtown Florence, 67000 in the greater Florence area
ZIPCODE 29501 thru 29506 is Florence which is the county seat of Florence County
034-11-50N 079-45-10W
34.196, -79.755
Area Code 843
County Seat at 034-03-01N 079-39-59W
"interesting facts"
As we entered South Carolina in the early morning we were greeted with a wall of white. This condition (fog) lasted a good 20-25 miles on the April day. It finally burned off about 10am and it was cloudy bright right in to Florence.
Melvin Purvis (FBI agent) was a Florencian

