Gourds, Florence County, S.C.

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Photographer Linda W. Brown of Kingstree, S.C., observes that gourds are used as nesting boxes from purple martins and are a common sight in the rural South.  This photo was taken near a packhouse in rural Florence County not far from Johnsonville.

Florence Countyhad 137,948 people, according to a 2012 Census estimate.  Its poverty rate — higher in the rural areas than the county seat of Florence, averaged 19.4 percent in 2010.

Copyrighted photo taken in August 2014 by Linda W. Brown.  All rights reserved.