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Definitional essay
The city of Orangeburg, SC has a population of 13,452. It is the biggest city in Orangeburg County. It’s a small but comfortable town located just southeast of Columbia and north of Charleston. It has two high schools in the city, Orangeburg Prep and Orangeburg-Wilkenson. The city is also home to South Carolina State University and Clafin College in addition to Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College. It has plenty of places to eat and hang out. The people are nice and you couldn’t ask for a friendlier place to live. A good place to live means it is in a favorable position in the state, it has places to eat, and the community is nice and welcoming. Orangeburg is a good place to live because it’s location, restaurants and shops, and great community. …show more content…
Orangeburg is positioned in one of the best locations in the state.
It is right in the middle of South Carolina, so it’s hot in the summer and chilly in the winter. Orangeburg’s weather is always moderate where it never really gets too cold, so you rarely have ice on roads and other dangers of cold weather. It is also located right in between two of the biggest cities in South Carolina, Columbia and Charleston. Columbia is the capital of SC and is only 40 minutes away. Charleston is only about an hour and twenty minutes away. Both places have great colleges with exciting sporting events in every season. The shopping in both places make it easy to find anything you want. Orangeburg is a short drive away from busy cities and all they have to offer in job opportunities and entertainment but you don’t have to worry about living in the hassle of a big
city. Orangeburg is also a good place to live for families. Job opportunities are stable with several large plants located in the area along with the colleges, high schools, and if you can’t find anything here, once again it’s a short drive to Columbia or Charleston. The high school, Orangeburg Prep is one of the best educational values in SCISA. It has great teachers and a great community to back it up. Orangeburg Prep provides its students and parents a friendly supportive environment to succeed. Orangeburg also has great family restaurants that you can eat at. Located in Orangeburg is Applebee’s, Ruby Tuesdays, Mexican, House of Pizza, and much more. All of these places have a wide selection of great food and fun. If you can’t find anything here then you can take a short drive to Columbia and find somewhere. Located right in Orangeburg is Wal-Mart, Lowes, Ace Hardware, K-Mart, Sears, JC Penney and Belk. In addition to these national chains are locally owed and operated stores that provide a variety of choices for the residents of Orangeburg. Orangeburg