The Florence Flea Market is a 40-acre flea market located in Florence, South Carolina. The market, which opened for business in 1979, is the largest and oldest flea market in the Pee Dee region of the state.[citation needed]
The flea market is mentioned in the following directories:
Collectors.Org Flea Market Listing
Flea Market Hub
Discover South Carolina--the state's official tourism website
In addition, the flea market is a member of the city of Florence's Chamber of Commerce, and is in a visitor's guide printed and distributed by the city's convention and visitor's bureau:
Florence, SC, Chamber of Commerce
Florence, SC Visitor's Guide
In 2007, the flea market made news headlines when the South Carolina Secretary of State discovered four vendors were selling counterfeit goods. The story was also reported in the News and Observer,a Raleigh, NC-area newspaper.