Chapin, SC is definatelly a community with character. Chapin is located in the Midlands, halfway between the mountains and the sea, in the heart of the Dutch Fork and at the northern shores of beautiful Lake Murray.
Lake Murray is a beautiful lake in South Carolina. Lake Murray, was named after the chief engineer William S. Murray, was completed in 1930. It covers approximately 78 square miles of land. Originally inhabited by the Catawba and Indians, the area that is now Lake Murray was eventually settled by European immigrants, primarily of Dutch and German origin. Lake Murray has over 500 miles of shorelines.