Editing Florence, South Carolina (section)

===Early 20th century===
After the war, Florence grew and prospered, using the railroad to supply its cotton, timber, and by the turn of the century, tobacco. During the 20th century the economy of Florence came to rely heavily on the healthcare industry, driven by two major hospitals and a number of pharmaceutical plants.<ref name="Felder2012">{{cite book| first1=James| last1=Felder| title=Civil Rights in South Carolina: From Peaceful Protests to Groundbreaking Rulings| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NIH2FBSZbzYC&pg=PA83| access-date=28 April 2013| date=22 May 2012| publisher=The History Press| isbn=978-1-60949-686-9| page=83}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Industry grew, especially after World War II, when Florence became increasingly known for textiles, [[pharmaceuticals]], paper, and [[manufacturing]], in addition to agricultural products.

Florence also has a budding theater scene, starting with creating the Community Players in 1923. Over the years, the theater troop had several names, such as the Pinewood Plays, the Little Theater Guild, and eventually, the Florence Little Theater Guild. After a fire that took their original performance home at the Pinewood Club, the troop used spaces like the YMCA, high school gyms, and the Army Air Base movie house to perform. In 1968 the first Florence Little Theater was built, but in 2008, they built a new Florence Little Theater due to a need for more space where it is still being used. In 2023 the Florence Little Theater celebrated 100 years of performances opening with The Sound of Music. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Florence Little Theatre - Florence, SC |url=https://www.florencelittletheatre.org/about |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.florencelittletheatre.org |language=en}}</ref>