Lake Murray Country is a large area of
South Carolina
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, United States; the region includes the counties of
Newberry
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,
Saluda,
Lexington, and
Richland.
The towns of
Lexington and
Irmo are usually considered to be part of it.
The region's focal point is
Lake Murray.
Lake Murray's name comes from its chief engineer William S. Murray. The
Saluda Dam
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supplies a large portion of the power to South Carolina. The dam was the largest earthen dam in cubical content for power purposes in the world at its time of creation.
References
Regions of South Carolina
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