Black Mingo Creek
| Black Mingo Creek | |
| River | |
| Name origin: from "mingo" or "minko", the Chickasaw word for chief | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | South Carolina |
| Counties | Williamsburg, Georgetown |
| Source | |
| - location | Georgetown County |
| - coordinates | 33°43′01″N 79°36′54″W / 33.71694°N 79.61500°W |
| Mouth | Black River |
| - location | Williamsburg County |
| - coordinates | 33°33′12″N 79°23′29″W / 33.55333°N 79.39139°WCoordinates: 33°33′12″N 79°23′29″W / 33.55333°N 79.39139°W |
 Location of the mouth of Black Mingo Creek in South Carolina
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Black Mingo Creek is a tributary to the Black River in coastal South Carolina. It derives its name from mingo or minko, the Chickasaw word for chief. This area was a special hunting ground and a center of the eastern Chickasaw in colonial times.
It is a blackwater river: the presence of tannin gives it the color of tea. The river is relatively untouched by modern development, and is mostly surrounded by wetlands of cypress and tupelo with the adjacent higher lands mostly used for conventional agriculture or tree farming. The waters are a favorite fishing site for largemouth bass and panfish. Beavers are abundant, as well as great blue herons, songbirds and crows. Occasionally a bald eagle can be sighted. Alligators are also present.
The creek drains communities around Indiantown (named in reference to the Chickasaw tribal headquarters), Nesmith, and the communities of Rome and Rose Hill.
The lower region is a deep tidal river, navigable by colonial-era ships to the former community of Willtown (AKA:Rhems), about halfway up the length of the creek. This village once did a thriving business exporting agricultural products such as the indigo plant, which was grown in the area and exported to Britain for use as a dye. After the American Revolution, the British market was closed to American exports, and the resulting loss of commerce led to the dwindling of the Willtown (AKA:Rhems) community. After the Georgetown District was split into Georgetown and Williamsburgh counties in 1804, Willtown (AKA:Rhems) was isolated on the outer edge of two counties.
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