What is the True Big City/Metro of South Carolina?

[Woodlands]

Originally Posted by rubber_factory

He did - it is called Stateburg.

Interesting....I wonder why Sumter grew more than Statesburg? Maybe the arrival of the railroads??

[le roi]

Originally Posted by Woodlands

Interesting....I wonder why Sumter grew more than Statesburg? Maybe the arrival of the railroads??

I'm really not sure why stateburg floundered -

It was intended to be the state capital, after the revolutionary war, but Columbia won out.

however, why Sumter grew and Stateburg didn't is a mystery to me.

If I had to take a wild guess - I would say that it has to do with agriculture. Sumter is in a better location for cotton distribution from Clarendon and Lee counties, and Tobacco from the pee dee. Stateburg is a little further up in the sandy hills.

[mattbward]

Honestly the best way to see what the most "metro" like city in a state would be is to see how big their airport is... Greenville, Columbia and Charleston all have small airports. So not really a big metro. In terms of being the most progressive and growing it would have to be the upstate with Greenville and Spartanburg.

[Columbiadata]

Columbia has the most big-city-looking skyline if you don't include hotel row on the beach at Myrtle Beach. As far as big-city metro? Columbia, Greenville and Charleston are comparable.

[apoitier]

My mother wants to move to SC.... She's on a fixed income... She mention about living in government housing... Does anyone have any recommendations as to where would be a good place for her to live... Where she's living at right now you have to drive 45 mins just to get to a grocery store...Any suggestions would be very helpful...

[Columbiadata]

You might start with the Columbia Housing Authority. Also, call the TN Development Corporation. They provide apartments at below-market rental rates. And Christopher Tower, a high-rise downtown might have some openings if your mother is 62 or older (not government housing, but some Section 8 I think).