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Florence, South Carolina: Farm Where Herbert Hoover Visited a World Champion Cow

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Address:
W. Palmetto St., Florence, SC
Directions:
The marker is on the north side of U.S. Hwy 76/ W. Palmetto St., at its intersection with Twin Church Rd, about a mile east of I-95 exit 157.
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Farm Where Herbert Hoover Visited a World Champion Cow

If we measure worth by what's recorded on our historical markers, then one of the most notable events in the tenure of Secretary of Commerce (and future President) Herbert Hoover was that he visited the farm of a champion cow.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [11/21/2011]

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Farm Where Herbert Hoover Visited a World Champion Cow

This historical marker sits right off the road in front of the farmhouse. It is an easy drive up. The sign has seen better days and a bit hard to read but still legible. The farmland is beautiful!

[EC, 08/27/2023]
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