[livius]

But Florence sounds so romantic...

According to my daughter, who lives in CHS, Riley is a pro-abortion Catholic. He's been mayor of Charleston for about a million terms.

[SC Swamp Fox]

But Florence sounds so romantic...

Everyone assumes it was named after Florence, Italy.

Florence began as a railroad depot and an inn. It lies at the intersection of three rail lines. (One still in use today.) The town started as a plot of 577 acres as a grant from the state. In 1859 Jerome P. Chase, a telegraph operator arrived and became a successful businessman, selling insurance and real estate and he became known as the "Father of Florence." The town was named for his daughter, Florence.

.....am I off-topic again?