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Summerville was given the name "Flowertown" because of its spectacular display of azaleas, camellias, and dogwoods each Spring. | ||||||||||||
Old town Summerville is entered in the National Historic Register and has counted among its summer residents many noteworthy people including Elizabeth Arden, Ephrem Zimbalist, and Theodore Roosevelt. | ||||||||||||
A popular summer retreat during the Victorian era, Summerville retains much of the charm it acquired during that romantic period. Beautiful Victorian homes and manicured lawns and gardens are a signature of the community, along with antique shops that line the main street. The Summerville area is also experiencing new residential growth as upscale and starter-home developments are being built in and around town. Interstate 26 provides Summerville residents with convenient access to all areas of Summerville's quality educational system will be of interest to families relocating here. The area is served by Dorchester County School District II. Four elemen- tary schools have been recognized by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators as "Palmetto's Finest", a designation signifying excellence in education. Several elementary schools have been nationally recognized as Blue Ribbon Schools. Summerville is not only a popular place for families, but for retirees as well. In the June 1998 issue of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, Summerville was one of six finalists they featured in an article called "Great Places to Retire". Their criteria included "a reasonable cost of living, easy-to-take taxes, a wide range of home prices, good medical care... populations under 100,000... art galleries, theater and musical performances, volunteer opportunities, a nearby airport, and little exposure to the white stuff you hate to shovel".
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