Remembering Florence: Tales from a Railroad Town

by Thom Anderson

Book Overview

For a town that once consisted of nothing more than a shed, a pine forest and a name, Florence, South Carolina, boasts a surprisingly rich history. From the ten foot bomb dropped on a Mars Bluff farm by apologetic Air Force pilots to a record-breaking seventeen-inch snowfall, this Pee Dee hub has seen plenty of extraordinary events and famous characters. Here, William Howard Taft enjoyed pine bark stew and Herbert Hoover visited Mikado Millie--a world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596297220
• ISBN13: 9781596297227
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"