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Lake Murray Country is a large area of South Carolina, United States; the region includes the counties of Newberry, Saluda, Lexington, and Richland. [1] The towns of Lexington and Irmo are usually considered to be part of it. The region's focal point is Lake Murray. [1] Lake Murray's name comes from its chief engineer William S. Murray.
A historic racetrack in South Carolina’s Upstate may have run its last lap. Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Easley has been the subject of much chatter in recent weeks both on social media and in ...
Lake Murray itself is named after the project's chief engineer, William S. Murray. The Saluda Dam is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and 220 feet (67 m) high. Lake Murray is 41 miles (66 km) long, and 14 miles (23 km) wide at its widest point. At the time when the lake was finished, it was the world's largest man-made reservoir. [2]
Greenville-Pickens Speedway is a race track located in Easley, South Carolina, just west of Greenville, South Carolina. The track hosted weekly NASCAR sanctioned races . Several NASCAR touring series have raced at the track in prior years, including the Whelen Southern Modified Tour and the NASCAR Grand National Division .
Greenville Pickens Speedway opened in 1940 as a half-mile-long dirt track. When racing resumed after the war on Independence Day, fans saw two horse races and a car race promoted by Bill France Sr ...
Manley, who owns J&J Gutter, raced late model cars at Greenville Pickens from 2008 until 2015, when he started running his #28 Ford Fusion at other tracks around the region. He still does. But his ...
The Upper SC State Fair is a country fair that has been held annually from 1964 to 2019, paused into 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and resuming in 2021 at the Greenville-Pickens Speedway between Greenville, South Carolina and Easley, South Carolina. [1] [2] It features many different types of rides, food, games, and entertainment. [3]
The 2025 Bass Pro Tour, the seventh season of professional bass fishing’s most competitive circuit, will host a four-day competition at Lake Murray — The Jewel of South Carolina — from March ...