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county, South Carolina, United States
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York, county, northern South Carolina, U.S. North Carolina forms the northern border, the Catawba River part of the eastern border, and the Broad River part of the western border. On the northern border is Lake Wylie, created by one of the state’s first hydroelectric projects, the Catawba Dam on the Catawba River. York county lies in a hilly piedmont region. The eastern portion is urban, while the western section remains rural. Part of Kings Mountain National Military Park, site of an important battle during the U.S. War of Independence, is in the northwest, near Kings Mountain State Park. In the ...(100 of 241 words)

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