Sweden, South Carolina
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Sweden is an unincorporated community in Bamberg County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina.{{GNIS|1231849}}
History
Sweden was so named in order to fit with the railroad's "Scandinavian" naming scheme; other such examples include Norway, South Carolina, and Finland, South Carolina.{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aRwyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1342%2C7231906 | title=Railroad gave towns names | work=The Sumter Daily Item | date=Aug 20, 1981 | accessdate=28 October 2015 | author=Boman, Roberta A. | pages=6B}}
References
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Bamberg County, South Carolina
Category:Unincorporated communities in South Carolina
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