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Laurens, South Carolina
Laurens, South Carolina

Laurens

county, South Carolina, United States
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Laurens, county, northern South Carolina, U.S. It is situated in a hilly piedmont region between the Saluda River to the southwest and the Enoree River to the northeast. The county is also drained by the Reedy River. Much of the land is wooded; the eastern section lies within Sumter National Forest. Originally part of Cherokee Indian territory, the area was home to Scotch-Irish settlers prior to the U.S. War of Independence. Laurens county was formed...

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