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Colleton County is a county located in the Lowcountry region of the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2010 census, its population was 38,892. Its county seat is Walterboro. The county is named after Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet, one of the eight Lords Proprietor of the Province of Carolina. After two previous incarnations, the current Colleton County was created in 1800.
Walterboro is a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 5,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colleton County. Walterboro is located 48 miles (77 km) west of Charleston and is located near the ACE Basin region in the South Carolina Lowcountry. It is known as The Front Porch of the Lowcountry.
Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet (1608–1666) served King Charles I during the English Civil War. He rose through the Royalist ranks during the conflict, but later had his land-holdings seized when the Cavaliers were finally defeated by Parliamentary forces. Following the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, he was one of eight individuals rewarded with grants of land in Carolina by King Charles II for having supported his efforts to regain the throne.
Duncan Clinch Heyward was the 88th Governor of South Carolina from January 20, 1903, to January 15, 1907.
The USS Colleton (APB-36), was a Benewah-class barracks ship. Colleton’s keel was laid on 9 June 1945, launched on 30 July 1945 and delivered on 27 September 1946. She was berthed at Boston, Massachusetts in the custody of the United States Maritime Commission.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Colleton County, South Carolina.
The Colleton County Railroad was a shortline railroad in Colleton County, South Carolina that existed briefly in the mid-1980s. It was organized in 1986 to take over a Seaboard System branch line.In 1988, it was merged into the Hampton and Branchville Railroad.
Colleton is a hamlet and former manor in the civil parish and ecclesiastical parish of Chulmleigh, in the North Devon district of Devon, England. It is situated on the north side of a valley containing the River Taw. Its nearest town is Chulmleigh, which lies approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) to the south-west. It consists of the grade I listed Colleton Barton and Colleton Mill, the former manorial mill, with another former industrial building situated at the approach to the bridge over the River Taw.
James Colleton was a governor of the English proprietary Province of Carolina from 1686 to 1690.
Sara Colleton is an American television and film producer. She has worked as an executive producer on the Showtime drama series Dexter since 2006 and has received several Emmy nominations for her work on the series.
The Colleton Baronetcy, of London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 18 February 1661 for John Colleton, in reward for his support for the Royalist cause during the Civil War. The second Baronet represented Bossiney in Parliament. The title became extinct on the death of the ninth Baronet in 1938.
John Colleton was an English Royalist.
Sir Peter Colleton, 2nd Baronet, FRS was an English baronet of the Colleton Baronets and an MP.
John Colleton (1548–1635) was an English Roman Catholic priest.
Colleton State Park is a 35-acre (0.14 km2) state park located along U.S. Highway 15 between St. George and Walterboro, South Carolina, United States. One of the smallest state parks in the South Carolina, Colleton's main attraction is recreational access to the Edisto River in the form of paddling or fishing. Several campsites for RVs and tents as well as some team-sport recreation facilities are also located in the site. For many years, the park was underutilized due in part to an adjacent SCE&G coal-fire power plant, which discouraged many potential visitors from the park. The power plant was closed by SCE&G at the end of 2012. Local officials hope to potentially acquire the site and expand the park.
Katrina Colleton is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Sparks and Miami Sol.
Hendersonville is an unincorporated community in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.
Neyles is an unincorporated community in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.