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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States


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Contents

Foreword

Supplemental Foreword

Introduction

Recreational Habits and Needs

Aspects of Recreational Planning

Present Public Outdoor Recreational Facilities

Administration

Financing

Legislation

A Park and Recreational Land Plan


A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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A Park and Recreational Land Plan for the United States (continued)

SOUTH CAROLINA

THE STATE'S POPULATION is predominantly rural farm, comparatively low in economic status, and well distributed over the State. The largest concentrations are to be found in the industrial region of the northwest and around Columbia and Charleston. Approximately 55 percent of the State's population is white and 45 percent Negro. Trends indicate an increasing urban population in the northwest and central sections with the remainder of the State either static or declining in population. The mountains of the northwest and the Atlantic seashore provide the State's outstanding recreational resources. Both of these sections have vacation appeal which should draw visitors from nearby States. The climate, while too hot for strenuous activities during the mid-summer, is delightful for outdoor recreation throughout the greater part of the year. Streams are badly silted. There is a wide range of vegetative cover including mountains, piedmont, coastal plain and marine species. Its greatest needs are for local areas, both white and Negro, to provide opportunities for day-use activities, and a recreation area on the proposed Santee-Cooper Lake. In view of the popularity of all types of water sports, a definite effort should be made to clear up those streams which offer the best opportunities for recreational use.

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FEDERAL

National monument:
30. Castle Pinckney3.5

National military park:
13. Kings Mountain40.08

National battlefield site:
12. Cowpens1

Proposed national battlefield site:
41. Eutaw Springs


Recreational demonstration areas:
14. Kings Mountain10,147.40
37. Cheraw6,832.09
     Total
16,979.49

National wildlife areas:
20. Savannah River4,665.46
34. Sandhills40,000
38. Cape Romain62,910
     Total
107,575.46

National waysides:
5. Greenville62.9
8. Greenwood29.7
17. Aiken35
23. Kershaw30.9
26. Colleton35.4
39. Georgetown31.9
     Total
215.8

National forests:
2. Sumter (3 areas)276,570
32. Frances Marion243,283
     Total
1519,853


STATE

State parks:
1. Oconee1,165.3
4. Table Rock2,680.5150
6. Paris Mountain1,275200
10. Greenwood1,08415
15. Chester523600
18. Aiken867.5
19. Barnwell291.4
22. Sesqui-Centennial1,500
24. Poinsett1,000
27. Givhans Ferry1,235
28. Hunting Island6,111
29. Edisto Beach1,255
33. Lee2,849
36. Cheraw704
40. Myrtle Beach320200
     Total
22,860.7
1,165

Proposed State parks:
7. Near Greenville
500
11. Near Spartanburg
500
21. Near Columbia
500
31. Near Charleston
500
     Total
2,000

State forests:
3. Clemson College230,507
25. Poinsett229,988
35. Sandhills251,294
     Total
111,789


LOCAL

Municipal parks:
9. Aiken (1 area)39
16. Charleston (3 areas)887
     Total
926

1 Acreage under Federal administration June 1938.

2 Soil Conservation Service areas transferred to State for administration. Biological Survey acts as custodian for Federal Government.

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