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Fishing history worth knowing
A 2026 fish kill triggered a multi-agency Lake Greenwood investigation
South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesSCDNR reported that agencies began investigating dead fish in the Cross Hill area after public reports on April 13, 2026. The official update listed multiple affected species and said the cause had not yet been determined. Lake Monkey preserves the incident and its uncertainty rather than assigning a cause that the agencies did not establish.
The Civilian Conservation Corps helped build the Lake Greenwood State Park visitors still use
South Carolina State ParksSouth Carolina State Parks says Greenwood County donated the park land in 1938 and the Civilian Conservation Corps developed Lake Greenwood State Park. CCC-era buildings remain in use, and the park's Drummond Center houses a museum devoted to that history.
Lake Greenwood State Park preserves part of South Carolina's segregated-park history
South Carolina State ParksSouth Carolina State Parks documents that portions of Lake Greenwood were among segregated recreation areas during the state park system's early decades. The agency says interpretive signs at Lake Greenwood State Park now help tell the story of the struggle for equal access and the system's eventual integration.