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Congaree National Park is in Richland County, South Carolina. Its visitor center is less than 19 miles from Columbia, and the nearest major airport is Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

It was first formed in Sumter County as the National Guard Museum and State Weapons Collection before it was moved to Columbia as the South Carolina Military Museum, according to the museum's website.

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Before joining Post and Courier Columbia/Free Times, Hannah worked as a reporting and photojournalism intern with The Greenville News. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2021.

The Columbia airport got 0.91” of rain Tuesday. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Columbia airport had gotten an additional 1:62” of rain. The record rainfall for today is 1.98 inches, set in 1985.

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