Darlington

To lure settlers into the wild backcountry of Darlington, the British colonial government offered two large tracts of land to a group of Welsh Baptists from Delaware in 1736. The land of dense pine forests still bearing the footprints of the Cheraw tribe of Native Americans welcomed the Welshmen, and they located on a bend in the Pee Dee River that came to be known as Welsh Neck. Eventually, German, Swedish, Scotch Irish, English, and French Huguenot settlers came too, creating more communities and towns, and a few entrepreneurs made their fortunes on the fertile land along the river's banks. The railroads came in the 1850s, and industry joined agriculture as a way of life. In 1950, the new Darlington Raceway celebrated America's love affair with the automobile. Today Darlington County presents a mingling of vintage architecture with the contemporary. This is Darlington County, at once historic and thoroughly modern.

Some facilities are so special that they literally define their sport. Stock car racing as it is known today did not exist until one man, armed with a vision and a willingness to get his hands dirty, constructed a race track in the middle of a South Carolina peanut field. More than six decades later, Darlington Raceway is still considered one of the crown jewels of racing. "The Lady in Black" is home to the largest margin of victory in NASCAR® history and its closest-ever finish. The legendary track has been the proving ground for every superstar of the sport.

Explores the rich and fascinating history of Darlington through an examination of some of its greatest architectural treasures.

This fascinating selection of photographs shows how Darlington has changed and developed over the last century and more.

Battling depression, denial, and an irrational fear of darkness, Rob travels to the small town of Mayfield, Maryland, to check out a house he has inherited from his great aunt Wilda, a woman he never met. He comes face to face with the town's secret, creatures called Darklings that inhabit the night and instill paralyzing fear in the village's citizens.

A fascinating pictorial history of the Darlington Transport Company from author John Carter, an enthusiast and former driver for the company.