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Hartsville's Neptune Island set to splash into 11th season

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Hartsville's Neptune Island set to splash into 11th season

BOB SLOAN
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
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Neptune Island Water Park will open its 11th season this weekend. The park will be open to season pass holders on Saturday and to the general public on Sunday. The Piratesville Splashpad will open in early June.

Greyson Johnson photos, Lochwood Studios

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Neptune Island Water Park will open its 11th season this weekend. The park will be open to season pass holders on Saturday and to the general public on Sunday. The Piratesville Splashpad will open in early June.

Greyson Johnson photos, Lochwood Studios

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Neptune Island Water Park will open its 11th season this weekend. The park will be open to season pass holders on Saturday and to the general public on Sunday. The Piratesville Splashpad will open in early June.

Greyson Johnson / Lochwood Studios

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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Neptune Island Waterpark will officially open its 11th season this weekend a soon-to-be completed update to its Piratevilles Splash Pad.

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Bob Sloan is a person who possesses many titles: Veteran community journalist, Presbyterian pastor, husband, father, and grandfather. Please note the titles are not listed in order of importance. The priority of importance depends upon the day and the hour.

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