Cheraw, South Carolina, United States

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Cheraw, South Carolina, United States is a small town best known as the birthplace of legendary jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.

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instanceOf municipality
town
celebrates legacy of Dizzy Gillespie
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
countrySubdivision Southeastern United States
county Chesterfield County
foundedInCentury 18th century
governmentType council–manager government
hasAreaCode 843
854
hasCulturalEvent South Carolina Jazz Festival
hasEducationalInstitution Cheraw High School
Northeastern Technical College (Cheraw campus)
hasFeature antebellum architecture
historic downtown
riverfront access to Great Pee Dee River
hasHistoricDistrict Cheraw Downtown Historic District
Cheraw Historic District
hasHistoricRole strategic town during American Civil War
trading center on Great Pee Dee River
hasHistoricSite Cheraw Lyceum Museum
Old St. David’s Church
St. David’s Episcopal Church
hasNickname The Prettiest Town in Dixie
hasPark Cheraw State Park
hasPostalCode 29520
hasRecreation boating on Great Pee Dee River
golf at Cheraw State Park
isCountySeatOf Chesterfield County, South Carolina
knownFor birthplace of Dizzy Gillespie
locatedEastOf Columbia, South Carolina
locatedIn Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Pee Dee region
locatedNorthOf Florence, South Carolina
locatedOn Great Pee Dee River
linked to: Pee Dee River
locatedSouthOf Rockingham, North Carolina
namedAfter Cheraw (Saura) Native American people
near Sandhills region of South Carolina
notablePerson Dizzy Gillespie
partOf Chesterfield County School District
region Northern South Carolina
state South Carolina
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
linked to: Eastern Time Zone
transport South Carolina Highway 9
U.S. Route 1
U.S. Route 52 NERFINISHED

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Dizzy Gillespie placeOfBirth Cheraw, South Carolina, United States
Pee Dee River passesNear Cheraw, South Carolina
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Chesterfield County, South Carolina largestCity Cheraw, South Carolina
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Chesterfield County, South Carolina contains Cheraw, South Carolina
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Chesterfield County, South Carolina hasHistoricTown Cheraw, South Carolina
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John Birks Gillespie placeOfBirth Cheraw, South Carolina, United States
Dizzy Gillespie placeOfBirth Cheraw, South Carolina, United States
subject linked to: Dizzy
Pee Dee region of South Carolina containsCity Cheraw, South Carolina
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U.S. Route 1 in South Carolina connectsCity Cheraw, South Carolina
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U.S. Route 52 in South Carolina passesThroughCity Cheraw, South Carolina
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Society Hill, South Carolina nearbyCity Cheraw, South Carolina
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