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Hartsville is a city in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina and is the largest city in Darlington County. The population was 7,764 at the 2010 census. Mel Pennington is the current mayor and under his leadership, the city has flourished to become one of the fastest growing in the state of South Carolina. The city is accessible from both Interstate 95 and Interstate 20. Because of its location on these major interstate systems, Hartsville has become a recognizable stop for many tourists on their way to Myrtle Beach. Hartsville has been an All-America City since 1996 and a National Arbor Day Foundation Tree City since 1986. Hartsville is the home of Coker College as well as a branch of Florence-Darlington Technical College. It is also the site of the South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics. Hartsville has seen significant growth over the past few years with new hotels, shopping and dining establishments, and job growth. It is served by the Hartsville Regional Airport. Hartsville is home to several major corporations including Sonoco Products Company and Duke Energy Progress. Agrium Inc. maintained a Rainbow Fertilizer plant in Hartsville until it was destroyed by fire on February 14, 2011. Agrium has chosen to not rebuild in Hartsville. ==History== The area surrounding Hartsville was once home to several Native American tribes. These tribes inhabited the region until European settlers arrived. Several tribes were present, such as the Pee Dee, Catawba, Chicora, Edisto, Sane, and Chicora-Waccamaw. These tribes were ultimately wiped out due to diseases brought in by settlers. Hartsville's first true settlement began around 1760. The town is named for Captain Thomas E. Hart. Hart was described as a kind and gentle man and he eventually owned most of the land in the community. Hart was also able to start a successful mercantile business but he lost both his business and his land during the economic depression of 1837-1838. In 1845, Thomas Hart's son, John Lide Hart, purchased 495 acres of land in what is now downtown Hartsville from Colonel Law. John Hart went on to establish a carriage factory, steam-powered saw mill, grist mill, general store, and Hartsville Baptist Church. Caleb Coker purchased the carriage factory for his son James Lide Coker in 1855. James Lide Coker came to Hartsville in 1857 with plans to implement new farming methods taught to him at Harvard College. His plans were interrupted by the start of the American Civil War in which he became a Major for the confederacy while serving. He returned to Hartsville injured and only to find that his plantation was in shambles. He made plans to reconstruct his plantation and bring prosperity to the town of Hartsville. Major Coker established Welsh Neck High School which later became Coker College. He also went on to establish a seed company, oil mill, fertilizer plant, the Coker and Company General Store, a bank, and the Southern Novelty Company, now known as Sonoco Products Company. Even with his own successes in business, Coker and his family were unable to convince other business owners in the area to build a railroad spur and so they decided to build their own which became the Hartsville Railroad and was completed in 1889. The railroad would eventually come to be a part of the South Carolina Central Railroad and the Southern Novelty Company and Carolina Fiber Company merged to form Sonoco Products Company. Sonoco would eventually expand to a global scale and become a Fortune 500 company. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hartsville, South Carolina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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