Cherokee Falls, South Carolina

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Cherokee Falls is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is 5 miles (8 km) south of the town of Blacksburg. A former mill community along the Broad River, Cherokee Falls was a town until disincorporation in the 1990s. The former Cherokee Falls Cotton Mill is now a major fireworks distribution center for Herbie's Famous Fireworks.[citation needed]

The community was named after the Cherokee people.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cherokee Falls, South Carolina
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Palmetto Place Names. Sloane Printing Co. p. 34.

35°03′53″N 81°32′32″W / 35.06472°N 81.54222°W / 35.06472; -81.54222



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