Fairfield

Fairfield, county, central South Carolina, U.S., consisting of a hilly piedmont region. The Broad River forms the western boundary, and the Wateree River and Wateree Lake form part of the eastern boundary. Monticello Reservoir, Lake Wateree State Park, and the eastern portion of Sumter National Forest lie within Fairfield county. In the mid-18th century the area’s favourable climate and the expanse of available lands attracted settlers from mid-Atlantic coastal colonies and from Carolina lowlands. When...