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Poinsett State Park was the first of many parks built by the CCC in South Carolina. [8] During the days of racial segregation, the nearby state park for blacks was Mill Creek Group Camp. [ 9 ] The park was closed in 1963 for a year, along with all of South Carolina's state parks, due to a Federal court order to desegregate the parks, and it ...
Lake Poinsett State Park. Lake Poinsett State Park is a 132-acre (53 ha) Arkansas state park on Crowley's Ridge in Poinsett County, Arkansas in the United States. The park was formed after the damming of Distress Creek to create a recreational lake in the county in 1960. The park is located along the western bank of the lake and is open for ...
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Joel Roberts Poinsett (March 2, 1779 – December 12, 1851) was an American physician, diplomat and botanist. He was the first U.S. agent in South America, a member of the South Carolina legislature and the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico, a Unionist leader in South Carolina during the Nullification Crisis, Secretary of War under Martin Van ...
Lake Poinsett is one of the largest lakes in the state of South Dakota. The lake is located northeast of the town of Arlington, South Dakota. It has the name of the U. S. Secretary of War, Joel Poinsett. [1] In 1838, the area was first visited by the expedition of Joseph Nicollet and John Fremont, who camped on the lake's north shore.
Poinsett Bridge is the oldest bridge in South Carolina and perhaps in the entire southeastern United States. [2][3] Named for Joel Roberts Poinsett, it was built in 1820 as part of a road from Columbia, South Carolina, to Saluda Mountain. [4][5] The stone bridge, which includes a 14-foot (4.3 m) Gothic arch and stretches 130 feet (40 m) over ...
Congressional district. 1st. Website. www.poinsettcounty.us. Poinsett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,965. [1] The county seat is Harrisburg. [2] Poinsett County is included in the Jonesboro–Paragould Combined Statistical Area.
High Hills of Santee. The High Hills of Santee, sometimes known as the High Hills of the Santee, is a long, narrow hilly region in the western part of Sumter County, South Carolina. It has been called "one of the state's most famous areas". [1] The High Hills of Santee region lies north of the Santee River and east of the Wateree River, one of ...