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Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. ~ Dennis Prager~



If you’re looking for a perfect getaway, then Lake Darpo is the place for you. Tucked deep in the woods Lake Darpo is a 25-acre lake that sits on a large tract that includes nature trails, screened picnic shelters, game courts, RV sites, and an air-conditioned clubhouse. The actual lake and park facilities were carved from the woods by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Playing home to South Carolina Coon Hunter’s Association each year for their annual hunt, Lake Darpo is one of those serene places that holds undeniable charm for those who enjoy the outdoors.
Not to be outdone, Kalmia Gardens is a mature botanical garden, which encompasses a black water swamp along Black Creek, and uplands of pine, oak, and holly. It has an abundance of naturally-occurring mountain-laurel Kalmai latifolia, its namesake plant, which blooms in great profusion in May. Many animal species live in the dense woodlands as well, and Kalmia Gardens is well known as an excellent birding spot. The centerpiece of the gardens is the Thomas Hart House, built in the 1820s. It and the gardens are on the National Register of Historic Places.



Coker College a private, co-ed four-year liberal arts college ranked among the "Best Colleges" in the South, which was founded in 1908 and is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and home to the Cobras.

Florence-Darlington Technical College, a premium 2-year community college, established in 1963, whose initial enrollment of 250 students now exceeds 6,000 and whose original campus of less than 10 acres has expanded to nearly 240 acres with a modern complex of eight major buildings, including the SIMT building built in 2009.
Darlington County is also home to Many big businesses. Sonoco is an international provider of diversified consumer packaging, industrial products, protective packaging, and packaging supply chain services, and the world's largest producer of composite cans, tubes, and cores. Sonoco is Fortune Magazine's 2013 World's Most Admi
red Company, was named one of the Top 100 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Responsibility Magazine in both 2011 and 2012, and has been listed among the United States’ 500 largest publicly traded companies for three consecutive years. The Company also provides recycling programs for many large consumer product companies in the U.S. and is credited with being one of the top job providers in South Carolina.
