Essay On Lake City

In 1986, I was born in the state of South Carolina, in Florence County. I was raised in the small town of Lake City, South Carolina, which was established in the year of 1750. This town came into existence due to the fact it was on a road that ran between Kingstree to the south and Cheraw to the north. Later, there was a road placed between Georgetown and Camden adding to the cross of the older road, forming a crossroads. I have lived in Lake City, for majority of my life and as many others, wondered how the town ended up with such a name and we did not have a major “lake”. From research, I have learned that, Lake City was not the original name of the town. The town was chartered in 1874 as Graham, but the name was changed a few years later to Lynches Lake, due to there being a Post Office with the same exact name in South Carolina, the town decided in 1883 to the name Lake City, in honor of a nearby fishing lake (SCIWAY,n.d).
Over the years, I have come to know quite a few people who live in what I considered a small town. Lake City has a population that is made up of 77% …show more content…
This school holds a total of 849 students, the grades for this high school are grades: 9-12. Lake City has a private high school, Carolina Academy, this school holds a total of 182 students. The grade levels for the private school are grades: pk-12. The public elementary/middle schools in Lake City are Main Street Elementary, which has 375 students; J. Paul Truluck intermediate, which is for grades: 6 and Ronald E. Mcnair junior high, which is for grades: 7-8. Ronald E. McNair junior high, once known as Carver Middle School, was named after native Dr. Ronald E. McNair. Dr. McNair was one of the seven astronauts who went up on the spaceship “Challenger” in 1984. Unfortunately, shortly into the flight, one minute and 13 seconds after take-off, the Challenger disappeared amid flames and dense smoke (The University of Texas at Arlington,