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    City Description

    Central is a town in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States. Contrary to its name, it is not at all near the central area of South Carolina. The population was 3,522 at the 2000 census. It received its name from its geographic location, being the halfway or central point between Atlanta and Charlotte along the former Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Railway line. Central has several very large apartment complexes primarily housing students from nearby Clemson University, as well as from Central's own Southern Wesleyan University. South Carolina's senior U.S. senator Lindsay Graham was born and raised in Central. Mac Martin is the mayor of Central. Central is located at 34°43′26″N, 82°46′47″W (34.723781, -82.779754). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,522 people, 1,560 households, and 617 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,463.4 people per square mile (564.3/km²). There were 1,832 housing units at an average density of 761.2/sq mi (293.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 79.70% White, 15.25% African American, 0.03% Native

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    City Contained By:

    • Pickens County
    • South Carolina

    City Contains:

    • Southern Wesleyan University

    Timezones:

    • North American Eastern Time Zone

    Size:

    • 6.21597146481 km squared

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    Questions Possibly Related to Central, South Carolina

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    What are the best plants that grow in central South Carolina?
    Question:
    I am interested in perennials and annuals, bushes, and trees. I live in the Columbia area.

    Answer:
    Go to Woodley's Garden Center at 10015 Two Notch Road. It's in Northeast Columbia. They have a lot of handouts for clay or sandy soils, for wet or dry sites, and staff who know what they are talking about. Also, lots of free seminars during the year. Call them at 803-788-1487 or visit their website at www.woodleygardencenter.com. You can also go to hgic.clemson.edu for info on plants that grow well in our area. You can also find the local Master Gardeners office location and phone number at the Clemson Extension on the above website under the Extension Home link on the left. They will have a lot of information for you as well.

    Is there a women in central South Carolina that likes Nascar, that would like to go to Darlington, doc9805r@ya

    Answer:
    Does she have to live in South Carolina? I live in Canada and would be there in a flash.

    Does anyone know what region of Africa did the African slaves of South Carolina came from? I know that in Vir
    Question:
    ginia, the slaves populated there came from the west central region of Africa, primarily Angola and Niger Delta region of modern day Nigeria but what about South Carolina?

    Answer:
    Initially, many of the slaves came from the West Indies, mostly from Barbados when they came with their owners. Afraid of the numerous slave revolts and convinced that undesirable slaves were being sent to the colony, South Carolininans imposed a higher import duty on slaves imported from the West Indies than from those imported from Africa. Place of Origin Virginia 1710-1769 South Carolina 1733-1807 Senegambia 14.9 % 19.5 % Sierra Leone 5.3 % 6.8 % Windward Coast (Ivory Coast) 6.3 % 16.3 % Gold Coast (Ghana) 16.0 % 13.3 % Bight of Benin (Nigeria) -- -- 1.6 % Bight of Biafra (Nigeria) 37.7 % 2.1 % Angola (Congo too?) 15.7 % 39.6 % Mozambique/ Madagascar 4.1 % 0.7 % Source: P. C. Curtin, The Atlantic Slave Trade: A Census (Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1969), p. 157

    Can you suggest some flowering evergreen plants/bushes/trees?
    Question:
    I'm in Zone 8, central South Carolina. We have azaleas, and some Leyland Cypress trees. I have to have varieties that can take full sun because they completely cleared our land before they built the subdivision. Any and all suggestions welcomed!!!

    Answer:
    There are some evergreen varieties of viburnum that should do well. I have several in central NC that I planted two years ago and they have already gone from maybe 2ft wide to 6 ft. Mine get white pom-pom/cluster type flowers, but only for a couple weeks in the spring.

    maintaining a palm tree.i just brought a palm tree. it is just about 10 feet. and just beging to grow.?
    Question:
    i like in central south carolina, and just purchased 2 palm trees. i want to know how to care for them. how much do i need to water them, and how often. what kind of fertilizer do i need. i just want the basic info on how to maintain a palm tree. i checked a few web sites, but i wanted to know from a person who has experience.. thanks

    Answer:
    hope this helps: http://www.palm-tree.net/palm-tree-maintenance.htm

    we live in central ny. thinking of moving a little further south but not as far as carolina's, any good areas
    Question:
    do not want to live in city area, want good environment for kids

    Answer:
    I think Virginia is a nice place to raise kids.

    should i wait until my second semester is over to do transfer applications?
    Question:
    my current gpa is 2.77 and this semester it looks like im gonna end up with a 2.6 about....i want to apply to as a transfer student to several colleges (LSU, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, South Florida, Central Florida, South Carolina) do you think i should wait until the end of the year before i apply to these school so i can try and improve my gpa

    Answer:
    You may want to raise your GPA because its not competitive not even for state universities like UCF and USF. If you live in FL you can get your AA and use the atriculation agreement to get into a FL school (the articulation agreement states that any student graduating a florida community college with an AA is guaranteed acceptance into a state university. If you live here in FL I would go that route with that GPA

    should i wait until the second semester is over to do transfer applications?
    Question:
    my current gpa is 2.77 and this semester it looks like im gonna end up with a 2.6 about....i want to apply to as a transfer student to several colleges (LSU, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, South Florida, Central Florida, South Carolina) do you think i should wait until the end of the year before i apply to these school so i can try and improve my gpa

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    should i wait until after my second semester to apply to a new school as a transfer?
    Question:
    my current gpa is 2.77 and this semester it looks like im gonna end up with a 2.6 about....i want to apply to as a transfer student to several colleges (LSU, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, South Florida, Central Florida, South Carolina) do you think i should wait until the end of the year before i apply to these school so i can try and improve my gpa

    Answer:
    Yes.

    How often do I have to replace the filters of a central A/C system?
    Question:
    Just moved to South Carolina and it's been very hot and humid. Our house is newly built and we have 2 zone cooling/heating. The A/C units are cooling fine but I want to know how often do we change out the filters and/or clean them.

    Answer:
    Replacing filters is a function of loading rather than time. If you have 9 dogs, 2 cats and 8 kids, you may be replacing your filters every two weeks. Some folks get by with every two months. Simply look at the filter and see if it is loading up with dust and debris. If so, toss it and install a new one. Some warning signs of a loaded filter are whistling, difficulty in achieving the desired temperature, and a feeling of clammy or stale air in the home. For a 1" media, your best bet is the pleated filter right off the shelf at the building or hardware supply store. This has a zig-zag or waffle effect on the media, as opposed to the spun fiberglass which is nearly useless. I could tell you countless horror stories of "washable" filters creating big problems, but I hope you take my word that they are trouble.

    North Carolina or South Carolina? Why?
    Question:
    Both states are nice and have much to offer. I'd choose North Carolina, though. The Blue Ridge is incredible, the central part near Raleigh is beautiful in its own way (much like middle parts of Tennessee and Georgia,) and the Outer Banks are phenomenal. While SC has a great boom taking place upstate, the middle part of the state has little activity, and the tourist areas (beaches) are overcrowded and overcommercialized.

    Answer:
    North, closer to Santa

    Colleges in South Carolina?
    Question:
    Im looking for a college that would be eqivulaent to an Western Michigan, Central or Davenport university in michigan im not from there, so basically an average school to get into...

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    thompson grapes?
    Question:
    does anyone know if thompson green grapes can be grown in central south carolina? i like the table grapes more than the wine grapes. also can i plant them next to MUSCADINE grape.

    Answer:
    I don't think you'll have any trouble -- central S. Carolina (Columbia?) is either zone 7b or 8a, and the Thompson's can tolerate down to zone 6. If you check this link: http://gurneys.com/product.asp?pn=13126&bhcd2=1191768747 you'll see the one comment is from S. Carolina. Also check: http://www.tytyga.com/product/White+Thompson's+Seedless+Grape+Vin e Hope it helps!

    what are the dumpster diving laws in anderson,sc?
    Question:
    or in easley or central,south carolina?

    Answer:
    I didn't know there were laws at all. Here in Florida, if it is at the curb, it's up for grabs. I think you should check out freecycle and join a group in your area. It's much more dignified than blatantly digging through trash cans. http://www.freecycle.org

    In my South Carolina public high school, they tried to tell me the Civil War was fought over states rights.
    Question:
    What do you think? I've heard many people respond like this, but my contention is that this is a case of double talk on the part of a state run Southern educational system. Sure, the Civil War was fought over the rights of the Southern states to govern themselves, but the central issue, the thing they were fighting for the right to decide on, was whether or not they could keep their slaves. That's why I think the Civil war was fought over slavery. My friend from Ohio, a northern state, tells me that when she was in high school, they taught her that the Civil war was fought over slavery. And I've read some of the letters of Abraham Lincoln himself in which he berated Senators for always claiming to be against slavery, but never voting in line with passing laws against it. According to this primary source, Lincoln's own letters, he was against slavery. And this is my main concern, that we stop taking historian's words for it, and look at the actual literature of the day. I believe the Civil War was fought to free the slaves. What do you think? the irony is that my teacher was a northerner, but I always got the feeling that he was just saying what he was allowed to say by the state curriculum. There are so many good answers here, I don't think I can pick a best one. So to be truly democratic, I'm going to allow y'all to vote. But five stars to everyone for giving me so much information!

    Answer:
    ~You are wrong. The war was NOT about slavery and it was NOT a civil war. In 1783, 13 new and independent nation states were created in North America by the Treaty of Paris. Those nations joined into a confederacy called the USA. When they did so, they expressly reserved their right to opt out. Virginia, New York and Massachusetts especially said they would not join the union unless they could leave it if it no longer met and protected their needs. It was believed and intended the Article IV and Amendments IX and X guaranteed that right. Read James Madison's notes of the Philadelphia (Constitutional) Convention for further detail. In 1803 and again in 1812 to 1814, the New England states threatened to secede. No one questioned the right (and most of the draftsmen of the Constitution were still alive then and succinctly and eloquently expressed their views on secession. Ownership of slavers was a constitutional right, protected by Article I, section 2, Article IV, section 2 and Amendments IV, V, IX and X. Abolition and Emancipation could come about only by constitutional amendment or state law. There was not enough support for a constitutional amendment in the north in 1860 and wouldn't have been for another generation or two. Slavery was already dying a natural death and would have been gone before an amendment could have been ratified. The CSA states did not have to secede to protect a right secured to them already. Only a minority of southerners (or those in the slaveholding states that remained in the Union) owned slaves in 1860 and most of the small slave owners had to rent out their human chattel in order to afford keeping them. By 1835, the southern states were paying 75% on national taxes but 75% of the revenue was being spent in the north. The northern (and later Republican) majority was passing tariff laws that made it all but impossible for the southern planters to trade internationally, then the northern merchants, industrialists and shippers set rock bottom prices on southern goods. The south was going bankrupt. In 1837, South Carolina passed the Nullification Act and threatened to secede. Slavery was not an issue. Andy Jackson threatened to send in federal troops. He had no right to do so under the constitution and it would have been an impeachable offense but Andy never did subject himself to law or higher authority, either in the Army or in the White House. The Excise Acts were amended, the Nullification Acts were repealed and the crisis was put on hold but the secession issue was neither addressed nor resolved. Read Article I of the Constitution. The federal government was intended by the framers to be a weak institution of limited power, with substantial autonomy and independence reserved to the states. As the north industrialized, the northern congressmen extended federal power to the further detriment of the south. The industrialists pretty much insured the the south could not industrialize. The south increasing complained that the federal government had abrogated its duty to them and no longer served its intended purpose or their best interest. In 1860/61, eleven states "reclaimed" the independence they had never surrendered. Their democratically elected representatives passed Ordinances of Secession that the people then ratified at the polls or by convention. They then formed the CSA, a government of the people, by the people for the people. The US forces in the South were then troops of a foreign nation in a sovereign independent land. They were ordered to leave. The USA refused to withdraw. South Carolina use (very little) force to take possession of Fort Sumter, a South Carolina possession. The USA retaliated with force and invaded. The free and independent democratic government of the people, by the people for the people of the CSA perished from the earth. After the war, no one, not even Jefferson Davis, was tried for treason. The defense would have been the right of secession. The defense should have prevailed (at the Supreme Court if not at trial in Federal Court). Acquittal of treason on that defense of even a single defendant would have established once and for all that the southern states were well within their constitutional rights to secede. However, when 'allowed' readmission (how could they be readmitted if they never left?) the southern states were forced to included provisions in their state constitutions prohibiting secession in the future. If the right did not exist, why did the Reconstruction Carpetbaggers require that prohibition? The war was a war between independent nations, not a civil war and slavery had nothing to do with it until the war was well underway. The Emancipation Act (and the First and Second Confiscation Acts which did the same thing several months earlier) were tools of war. Read Sumner, Lincoln and Seward for explanation of how the EP and the Acts were intended to destroy the south. Freedom of the slaves was not the goal. In any case, the Acts and the Proclamation had no legal effect since the CSA was independent and not subject to USA law. Even if they were, the Acts and the EP were illegal and unconstitutional under Articles I, II and IV as well as Amendments IV, V, IX and X. Your teacher is right and those who claim the war was a civil war or was about slavery are guilty of falling into the trap of revisionist history and buying into the mythology created by the 'history' as written by the victors. Edit to osu: If you really are a teacher, please learn a little of history before "teaching" you students the mistaken myths of your answer. At least teach them to learn by reading and interpreting on their own. Lincoln acknowledged in his campaign and his First Inaugural Address that he had no authority (or desire) to abolish slavery. Why was slavery not an issue when SC threatened to secede in 1837? The were still complaining in '60 of what they complained in '37 and slaves were not germane. Tricia: How do you deal with the fact that secession was a constitutional right and with the Ordinances of Secession having been meticulously ratified? The CSA was free and independent, no longer part of the USA. Lincoln invaded to force rejoinder, not to 'hold the union together'. EP was intended by Lincoln as WMD, which is why it 'freed' slaves only in areas he described as 'in rebellion', or, as Seward said "We show our sympathy with slavery by emancipating slaves where we cannot reach them and holding them in bondage where we can set them free." Lincoln later called EP his "greatest blunder". June: Get real. The US Constitution itself guaranteed the right to own slaves. The CSA states needed no further protection than that, as established by Dred Scot (a constitutionally correct decision with unfortunate dicta). The EP freed no slaves and expressly maintained the bondage of slaves in 'loyal' states (and was a temporary measure which did not guarantee freedom to the 'freed' slaves after the war) although the EP did give rise to massive desertions in the federal army and reduced enlistments to the extent that conscription was required. Doesn't it count for anything that the CSA offered freedom to any slave who joined the Confederate Army and scores of thousands enlisted? If this is what out "teachers" are "teaching" it is little wonder that no one understands either the war itself or that it was not a civil war. So it goes.

    growing vine/bunch grapes?
    Question:
    does anyone know what kind of grapes grow in central south carolina i did thanks,but it doesn't tell me what kinds og grapes grow in sc, any other ideas?

    Answer:
    Check this out: http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/hgic1402.htm

    What are good tourist attractions on the interstate 20?
    Question:
    I'm driving from Central Texas to the Georgia/ South Carolina area by myself and I want to know some good places to stop along the way, whether they are tourist traps or just cool places to get something to eat and meet good folk. Any suggestions?

    Answer:
    Recommend putting Stone Mountain on your list. NOT a tourist trap. Located just east of Atlanta . Close to I-20 And kind of the Mount Rushmore of the south. Take the time to see it!!. And here is a link for you

    Road trip!?
    Question:
    I live in central South Carolina, and am planning to take a road trip with my friends to NYC for my 21st birthday in a couple months! How long of a drive is it and would it just be cheaper to fly? Please help!

    Answer:
    well I don't know how long it wold take you but we live in Ohio and vacation in South Carolina our drive is about13 hrs.I bet it would honesty be cheaper to fly.But you would miss the Beautiful scenery.you can get some really good deal on airline tickets on the web.Just surf around.Good Luck and have Fun.

    School Closed - Hurricane Hanna?
    Question:
    ok, i live in orangeburg south carolina about 70 miles away from charleston. The way its looking, hurricane Hanna looks like its going to make a little turn to the northeast and go straight through hilton head on through central south carolina. orangeburg is located in the lower midland of central south carlina and from my experience with hurricanes and tropical storms it looks like we will get lots of rain maybe some wind with a pretty good chance of tornadoes. they say hanna may increase into a catogory 2 hurricane before land fall. If it stays on its path coming right into south carolina do u think schools will or should be closed for friday.

    Answer:
    I am sure that local authorities and school officials will be watching the weather very carefully. All such decisions should be made locally, so I don't feel I have standing to make a prediction or judgement. However, the best policy now is to monitor news closely. The best website I know for following hurricanes is: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/# here's hoping the hurricane veers out to sea before landfall

    What is this plant?
    Question:
    I'm not even sure this isn't just a weed. It's about 3 feet tall, has deeply lobed leaves that grow right out of the stem, with slim single leaves further up the stalk. It looks like it's about to bloom tiny little blooms. It has an herb-like smell when you crush a leaf, something like mild rosemary. If you'll notice in the second photo, the leaves at the bottom of the plant are different than the ones further up the stem. It came up in some mulch I put around my lily collection last summer and I wasn't sure what it was, so I left it. I live in upper central South Carolina. This plant didn't die back even in the coldest part of the winter. Blooms: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcpaull/13388166 88/ Plant: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kcpaull/1337930153/in /photostream/

    Answer:
    it loks very like a member of the Artemisia group .i live in the uk so not sure which species.hope this helps


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