The Distinction
Poston, South Carolina and The Poston Preserve are related but distinct. Poston, South Carolina is the historic unincorporated community in Florence County near the Great Pee Dee River. The Poston Preserve is a separate family heritage and conservation property in Manning, Clarendon County.
How They Are Connected
The connection is historical, familial, and editorial. The Preserve is connected to the broader Poston family-history project and to the modern preservation of books, source materials, and regional memory. It is not the same physical place as the Florence County community of Poston.
How the Site Should Present the Preserve
The Preserve should be referenced only when the page concerns modern stewardship, book publication, preservation activity, or geographic disambiguation. It should not be treated as a substitute for Poston, South Carolina or as evidence that the Manning property is the historic community.