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Pee Dee

American  
[pee dee] / ˈpi ˈdi /

noun

  1. a river flowing through central North Carolina and NE South Carolina into the Atlantic. 435 miles (700 km) long.


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Near the Pee Dee River that runs through the Carolinas, George began working for a white landowner until, he recalls, a “hue and cry found me out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

After retirement, Yarborough opened and operated a used car dealership in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina and served on the Florence County Council.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 31, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control did not release the names of the people infected, stating only that they are adults, “one from the Lowcountry and one from the Pee Dee region.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2021

Rice, 46, was found Nov. 8 near the Little Pee Dee River in Horry County, more than a month after he was reported missing by Jackson.

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2020

Out in front of the Merrimack Pee Dee is the American flag.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

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