Union County

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Union County is a rural county in northern South Carolina known for its historic textile mill heritage and small-town communities.

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Union County canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borders Cherokee County, South Carolina
Chester County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
Newberry County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Union County, North Carolina
York County, South Carolina
contains Jonesville, South Carolina
Lockhart, South Carolina
Union, South Carolina
country United States of America
governmentType county council form
hasCharacteristic decline of textile mills in late 20th century
historically industrial economy
rural county
small-town communities
hasEducationalInstitution Union County School District
hasHigherEducationInstitution University of South Carolina Union
hasHistoricSite Buffalo Mill Historic District
Monarch Mill Village Historic District
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
Union County Courthouse
Union Downtown Historic District
hasIndustry agriculture
forestry
manufacturing
textiles
hasLawEnforcementAgency Union County Sheriff’s Office
hasProtectedArea Sumter National Forest
hasRiver Broad River
Tyger River
hasTransportation South Carolina Highway 49
South Carolina Highway 9
U.S. Route 176 NERFINISHED
knownFor historic textile mill heritage
textile manufacturing history
locatedIn South Carolina
Upstate South Carolina
northern South Carolina
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedAfter union of three judicial districts
partOf Piedmont region of South Carolina
seat Union, South Carolina
state South Carolina
subdivisionType county of South Carolina

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Upstate South Carolina contains Union County