South Carolina Smiles and Places 2008 Official Vacation Guide - (Page 82) By Meredith K. Baer The Front Porch of the Lowcountry IN THE LAST DECADES OF THE 1700s, LOWCOUNTRY PLANTERS BEGAN LOOKING FOR A LOCATION TO BUILD SUMMER HOMES IN ORDER TO ESCAPE THE HEAT OF THE COAST. THE SPOT THEY CHOSE, ORIGINALLY CALLED HICKORY VALLEY, EVENTUALLY BECAME KNOWN AS WALTERBORO, TAKING ITS NAME FROM TWO OF THE ORIGINAL SETTLERS—PAUL AND JACOB WALTERS. WALTERBORO WAS—AND STILL IS—A PLACE WHERE ROCKING CHAIRS AND PORCH SWINGS JOIN FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS ON WARM EVENINGS. 82 South Carolina Smiles 2008
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