The term “Lowcountry” is a geographical description as well as a cultural one.

From the geographical side, Lowcountry is described as the area located below the Fall Line, which is a region in which the hard rock of the mountains reaches the softer sand of the coastal plain. Some sources cite up to eight South Carolina counties but at the core of the Lowcountry are Beaufort, Jasper, Colleton and Hampton Counties.

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