Editing Turbeville, South Carolina (section)

== History ==
In 1840, Michael Turbeville bought {{convert|125|acre}} of land one mile north of the present town limits in Diles Bay and built a home on this property. Sometime between 1870 and 1875, William J. Turbeville, son of Michael, purchased approximately {{convert|200|acre}} from John McFaddin and built the first house in what is now the town of Turbeville. His brother, Clem, likewise bought land and built next to William. Since their land was substantially covered with large pine trees, the brothers built a [[turpentine]] still which they ran for about 20 years. They also built a large store where they carried on an extensive mercantile business for an even longer time. During those early years the community was known as "Puddin' Swamp".

In 2016, the town gained notoriety for a civil suit brought against it. The suit alleges that the town's "town safety" ordinances, which allows Turbeville to write traffic tickets with higher fines than state traffic tickets and keep the money from the citations, are illegal and should be repealed. The town reportedly has nearly twice the ticket rate of much larger nearby towns, writing nearly 2,500 per year, most of which come during prime beach season, as the town is on the major routes between [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] and [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]].<ref>[http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article86010642.html "SC’s ‘speed trap:’ Turbeville committing highway robbery, suit alleges." The State, Columbia, South Carolina, June 25, 2016.]</ref>