{ "id": "sc-closed-renamed-moved", "name": "South Carolina Closed, Renamed and Moved Tracker", "description": "South Carolina venues, parks, teams and events that were renamed or moved, each with its former name, the year where the source gives one, and a primary source.", "page": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/sc-closed-renamed-moved/", "csv": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-closed-renamed-moved.csv", "json": "https://itssouthcarolina.com/data/downloads/sc-closed-renamed-moved.json", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "It's South Carolina (itssouthcarolina.com), CC BY 4.0", "citation": "It's South Carolina (2026). 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