Area Information
The original inhabitants of this area were the Cheraw and Pee Dee Indian tribes. The Cheraw lived closest to the modern village site, but by the 1730s they had been devastated by disease. Around the late 1730s, European settlers began to travel up the river and establish homes within the future limits of the town.
Cheraw was officially established by 1750, and a growing river trade kept it a busy center of commerce for decades to come. Prior to the American Revolution, it was one of only 6 cities in South Carolina listed on English maps. After the Revolution, Cheraw continued to grow more prosperous, with a formal network of streets laid out in the early part of the 19th century.
Average high temperatures in Cheraw get up to 91 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, and the average lows fall to 34 degrees during winter. Monthly precipitation averages nearly 4 inches. The annual snowfall average is 4.4 inches.
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