| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Abbeville Square A Stately County Square |
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The heart of Abbeville's Historic District is the magnificent tree-shaded Court Square. Located here is the replica of the original Confederate Monument erected in August, 1906 by the Daughters of the Confederacy, an old iron bell once used as the town fire alarm, and the Humane Society Alliance Fountain. We hope you'll take time to visit the many significant historic buildings that stand watch over the Square while in Abbeville.
Belmont Inn
Opened in 1903 as the Eureka Hotel, . . . — Map (db m12097) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Trinity Episcopal Church Abbeville's Gothic Revival Church |
| | Trinity Episcopal Church is the oldest standing church in Abbeville. With its classic Gothic architecture and 125-foot steeple, it dominates the Abbeville skyline. Built by a congregation made prosperous by the economy of cotton in the antebellum period, it was constructed in 1859-60 as clouds gathered for a war that would radically change their way of life forever.
Marshall Memorial
Memorial to Colonel and Mrs. J. Foster Marshall. Colonel Marshall is one of three lost colonels of . . . — Map (db m11921) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Calhoun Falls — Richard B. Russell Dam Flood Control, Electric Power, and Recreation |
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On the upper Savannah River near Elberton, Ga., and Calhoun Falls, S.C. lies the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake -- authorized for construction by the Flood Control Act of 1966 for the purposes of hydropower generation, recreation and flood control. Originally known as Trotters Shoals, the dam site is situated about midway between the J. Strom Thurmond and Hartwell dams and lake projects of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.
The Russell Project
Construction of the . . . — Map (db m15876) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Donalds — The Donalds Grange No. 497 Patrons of Husbandry and Literacy |
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The Donalds Grange No. 497 is significant for both its architecture and its contribution to the social development of the community and Abbeville County. For these reasons, Donalds Grange No. 497, Patrons of Husbandry, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on January 9, 1995. Construction in 1935 by local Works Progress Administration (WPA) labor on land donated by W. Maxie Agnew, the building served originally as the home of the town hall, the grange, and the public . . . — Map (db m12112) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Abbeville County Rich in History and Natural Resources |
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Named after the city in France, Abbeville County has a rich historical and cultural heritage. The town of Abbeville, the county seat, is known for its quaint tree-lined square with bricked streets; the famous 1908 historic Opera House and its companion building, the Courthouse; the historic "pink" church, Trinity Episcopal, with its soaring spire; and fine Victorian homes like the Burt-Stark Mansion, a National Historic Landmark. The town of Due West is home to the 19th century Erskine . . . — Map (db m14843) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Due West — Erskine College South Carolina's First Four-Year Church-Related College |
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Erskine College was founded in 1839 by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church as South Carolina's first four-year church-related college. The college grew out of an academy for men established in 1835 and seminary founded two years later at Due West.
In 1859 Due West Woman's College was founded and continued for 70 years until it was merged with Erskine in 1929.
Today Erskine's academic excellence as a liberal arts college continues with consistent ranking among the country's . . . — Map (db m14793) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Honea Path — Honea Path Pathways of a Southern Town |
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Native American Trade and the "Honey Path"
Town historians long debated the origin of the unusual name "Honea Path." Some attribute it to settler William Honey, who purchased 200 acres northeast of town in 1788. Others say it refers to a Cherokee trading path that ran between the Saluda and Savannah Rivers. Before the arrival of Europeans, Native American groups traded goods throughout the region. Cherokee and Creek Indians later used the waterways and pathways to trade . . . — Map (db m11252) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Pendleton — Hunter's Store An Upcountry General Store |
| | Located in the center of Historic Pendleton (1790), the building now housing the Pendleton District Commission was constructed in 1850 as a general store for Jesse Lewis. The business first came into the Hunter family in 1870 when it became "Hunter and Long." Partner James Hunter bought full control of the business which passed through several generations of Hunter ownership, becoming known as simply "Hunter's Store."
Everything from A to Z -- apples to zinnia seeds -- could be purchased . . . — Map (db m13903) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Pendleton — Woodburn Historic House |
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Memories of the Plantation Era -- Owners and Tenants
Owners
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, elected Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina in 1822, made Woodburn Historic House his summer home around 1830. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Pinckney was drawn to the life of a planter. He became a member of the Pendleton Farmers Society, the headquarters of which still stand on the historic square in downtown Pendleton.
Members of the Adger family lived at Woodburn loner . . . — Map (db m15361) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Williamston — Williamston Saratoga of the South |
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A South Carolina "Spa"
In 1852, following the discovery of a "healing" spring and the announcement that the railroad was going to be running through the area, the Town of Williamston was chartered. In time, lots were sold for houses to be built, streets were laid, and schools and churches were founded. several hotels were built and prior to the Civil War, Williamston became one of the largest resorts in the South. It became known as the "Saratoga of the South," referring to New York's . . . — Map (db m15719) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Denmark — Denmark Depot |
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Denmark Beginnings
The town was originally known as Graham's
Turnout, when the South Carolina Canal &
Railroad line came through in the 1830s.
There were 16turnouts, or pull-offs for
passing, on the line with watering tanks
and woodsheds. Its name was changed to
Denmark in 1893 in honor of a railroad
official with Sound Bound Railroad.
Denmark depot is still an active Amtrak
station.
Dairy in Denmark
South Carolina Senator Stanwix Greenville
Mayfield, a lawyer, was . . . — Map (db m14526) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Bamburg County |
| | [Photo of guest room]
Ehrhardt Hall
This restored 19th century mansion located in
the town of Ehrhardt is a bed and breakfast
and features six guest rooms with amenities
including fireplaces.
[Photo of Sinclair Station]
Olar Sinclair Station
In 1929, Rubye Morris opened this Sinclair Gas
Station and today it has been renovated into a
welcome center with exhibits on the community.
[Photo of Denmark Depot]
Denmark Depot
The town has . . . — Map (db m16729) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Conrad Ehrhardt Railroad Park |
| | Conrad Ehrhardt was born in Weiterade Kuhrhessen Germany on December 13, 1832 and left home at the age of 19 to come to America. He came with only 25 cents in his pocket and skills that he aquired from the mills, in which he had worked, in Germany. To strengthen his knowledge and mechancial aptitude, he did extensive reading on all books involving engineering and machinery. Once in America, he joined with other Germans along the Little Salkehatchie River on the Moccasin Branch where he operated . . . — Map (db m7602) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Ehrhardt Hall Bed and Breakfast |
| | Ehrhardt Hall was built in 1903 with Victorian style architecture. The owner, Dr. James Haynes Roberts, born March 2, 1863, was originally from the Allendale area. Following in his father's footsteps, who was a self taught dentist and 2nd lieutenant in the Confederate Army, James graduated from Medical College of Charleston in 1887 after graduating from the Citadel in 1883. After beginning his practice in the Allendale area of Barnwell County, he decided to relocate to the booming town of . . . — Map (db m20908) |
| South Carolina (Bamberg County), Ehrhardt — Rivers Bridge State Historic Site |
| | ( Left side )
The Legacy of Total War
From January to March in 1865 more than
60,000 Union soldiers led by General
William Tecumseh Sherman marched
across South Carolina. They brought
total war to the state, destroying
railroads, factories and farms and
attacking civilian morale.
( Right side )
Sherman's march through South Carolina
helped bring the Civil War to an end. For
many Union soldiers, the march was an
opportunity to punish South Carolina,
widely . . . — Map (db m15646) |
| South Carolina (Dorchester County), Summerville — Linking Places and People Then and Now |
| | South Carolina began with only one settlement, Charles Towne. Soon colonists were pushing into the frontier. As plantations arose, merchants, doctors and craftsmen settled towns like Dorchester to support them. Trade routes - rivers, paths and roads - connected planters to towns and towns to cities. Today those same roads and rivers help us follow our forebears' steps. The old Ashley River Road (Highway 61), and the river itself, still link Colonial Dorchester, now a State Historic Site, to tje . . . — Map (db m22604) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), Edgefield — Oakley Park Museum Witness to Edgefield's Social and Political History |
| | Oakley Park was built in 1835 by a prosperous Edgefield planter, Daniel Bird. In 1841, Bird's son was tragically killed in a shoot-out in front of the Edgefield County Courthouse. Suffering great sorrow at his loss, Bird sold his home and left town to rebuild his life in Florida. In 1874, Oakley Park was purchased by a renowned Civil War military leader, Major General Martin Witherspoon Gary. The property remained in the Gary family until 1941 when it was deeded over to the Edgefield Chapter of . . . — Map (db m12410) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), Edgefield — Welcome to Historic Edgefield Home to Ten South Carolina Governors |
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This Court House Square, which was identified as the site of the courthouse and jail for the newly established Edgefield District in 1785, has been the center of life here for over two centuries. Today the present courthouse, which was built in 1839, still serves as the center of government for Edgefield County.
Visitors will find many points of interest close by. The Edgefield History Wall, located in the park just beyond the northwest corner of the Square tells the story of the town . . . — Map (db m12638) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), Trenton — Bettis Academy 19th Century Education for African Americans |
| | Bettis Academy and Junior College, a private school for African Americans, was founded in 1881 by Rev. Alexander Bettis, a former slave who was taught to read by his owner's wife, but was never taught to write. A Baptist Minister, he established Bettis Academy based on religious principles and Christian character; and served as the school's president until his death on May 13, 1895.
Its beginning was a one-room frame structure with one teacher and a few students. In addition to its . . . — Map (db m12846) |
| South Carolina (Edgefield County), Trenton — Horn's Creek Church Early Edgefield County History |
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Religion
Founded in 1768 as a result of a religious revival sweeping the American colonies known as the "Great Awakening," Horn's Creek Baptist church was one of the first churches established in the South Carolina backcountry. The church quickly became the religious and social center of a large area and was the focal point of much activity during the Colonial and Revolutionary years.
The Regulators
During the same time as the founding of Horn's Creek Church, law-abiding . . . — Map (db m12782) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Greenwood — Emerald Farm A Working Goat Farm |
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Emerald Farm, 'a very special place,' is part of an original 450-acre working farm dating from the late 1800s. In keeping with its agricultural heritage, Emerald Farm continues to raise livestock, harvest hay, pecans, herbs and fruit on a small scale. What makes Emerald Farm so special is that we offer a hands-on educational facility providing visitors with the opportunity to learn about the wonders of nature and the relationships among the resident species, from the goat to the honey bee. . . . — Map (db m16531) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Hodges — Parks / Greenwood County |
| | [Park's Side]
Building a Family Tradition Since 1868
It all started in 1867 when 15 year-old George Watt Park, a very enterprising lad, passed around to friends and neighbors a list of seeds he had grown and collected in his mothers Pennsylvania garden. He then decided to advertise his seeds for sale in The Rural American at a cost of $3.50—and it brought him $6.50 in seed orders! He then saved up $10.00, bought a hand press and in 1868 printed his own 8-page . . . — Map (db m11628) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Ninety Six — Ninety Six National Historic Site / Greenwood County |
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A Brief History of Ninety Six National Historic Site
The Ninety Six National Historic Site is an area of unique historical and archeological significance. In the late 1700s traders gave the town its unusual name because they mistakenly believed this was the estimated number of miles to the Cherokee village of Keowee in the upper South Carolina foothills.
By the mid-1700s European colonists found the town a favorable place to settle in spite of increasing troubles with local . . . — Map (db m11129) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Ware Shoals — Irvin Pitts Park / Ware Shoals |
| | Irvin Pitts Park
Saluda River Natural Resources
Irvin Pitts Park is a corridor of land sandwiched between the Saluda River and a canal, which conducts water from the dam to the hydroelectric powerhouse that supplied electricity for Riegel textile mills and the village of Ware Shoals for most of the twentieth century.
In fact, the Saluda River was the natural resource that spawned the town of Ware Shoals.The dam, the mill and the town were born in the same year - 1902 - and . . . — Map (db m15616) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — Dorn Mill Production of Cotton Byproducts |
| | To persons familiar with the history of McCormick, the Dorn Mill stands as a symbol of the influence of the Dorn family in the region. It rests on land previously owned by Gold Mine "Billy" Dorn and Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the reaper.
Cyrus McCormick influenced the location of the railroad and in 1881 donated 40 acres of land for a town. By 1883, this town had a population of 200 people, and cotton gins and shipping were the major economic activities. In 1898, the McCormick's conveyed . . . — Map (db m11391) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — John De La Howe School Still Caring...Still Dreaming |
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The establishment of John de la Howe School, the second oldest institution in the Carolinas, is one of the first examples of individual philanthropy that is found in the history of child-caring institution in the United States. The purpose of Dr. de la Howe's gift was to help dependent and neglected children, Founded in 1797 at the passing of the Dr. John de la Howe, an emigre from either "the north of France, or Holland, or perhaps Flanders," the John de la Howe School still stands as a . . . — Map (db m20887) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), McCormick — McCormick County / MACK |
| | Gem of the Freshwater Coast
McCormick County was named or Cyrus McCormick, a 19th century agricultural equipment inventor, who purchased Dorn's Gold Mine (Town of McCormick) after the Civil War. While it is one of the last counties to be created in South Carolina in the 20th century, its history goes back to the earliest European settlements in the backcountry. French Huguenots (Protestants) settled in the area called New Bordeaux and one of the few structures from this period is the . . . — Map (db m11398) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Mt. Carmel — Mt. Carmel Historical District Village of Remembrance |
| | Mount Carmel, located on the northwestern portion of McCormick County, takes visitors on a trip back in time. The Mount Carmel Historic District is a picturesque example of a late 19th century village.
In the early 1880s Mount Carmel turned into a thriving village when the Savannah Valley Railroad passed through it. In February 1885, the town post office was established. Soon after, with the relocation of the Lodiment Reformed Presbyterian Church to town the population increased. An 1894 . . . — Map (db m11665) |
| South Carolina (McCormick County), Willington — Willington A South Carolina Railroad Village |
| | The community of Willington is significant as a reminder of the role of the railroad in community development in rural South Carolina at the close of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century. During this period Willington was a thriving village, but it began to decline in the years between the two World Wars. The remaining buildings at Willington represent this boom period for the railroad in upstate South Carolina. The core of Willington's historic district is represented . . . — Map (db m11458) |
| South Carolina (Oconee County), Mountain Rest — Andrew Pickens Ranger District / Oconee County |
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Andrew Pickens Ranger District Side
The Ranger District was named for Andrew Pickens, an able commander of South Carolina's rebel militia during the American Revolution. Born of Scots-Irish immigrants near Paxtang, Pennsylvania, Pickens served in the state legislature and became a U.S. Congressman before eventually establishing his home in the nearby Tamassee area.
The District's Roots
Prior to Euro-America settlement, Cherokee and other Native-American peoples lived in . . . — Map (db m14210) |
| South Carolina (Oconee County), Mountain Rest — Walhalla State Fish Hatchery The CCC and Resource Conservation |
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The historic buildings below are products of the great Depression-era Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The WPA, the CCC, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt's other New deal programs provided jobs to many unemployed Americans. They also launched a conservation and resource management movement that set the stage for the state and national park systems we see today. The CCC created and improved many parks and recreational areas and conducted . . . — Map (db m14217) |
| South Carolina (Oconee County), Walhalla — Issaqueena Falls Dramatic Cascades of the Upcountry |
| | The Legend
Local stories about thus site involve variations from the poem, "Cateechee of Keowee,' a story of love and adversity penned by J.W. Daniels, A.M., in 1898. The following is a summary of Rev. Daniels' poem, which thrust Issaqueena in immortality.
This beautiful waterfall is named for a Creek maiden called Issaqueena. There are many legends about Issaqueena. The most popular story tells how as a girl Issaqueena was captured by the Cherokee and given the name Cateechee. As a . . . — Map (db m14193) |
| South Carolina (Oconee County), Walhalla — Oconee Station / Oconee County |
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Oconee Station
The South Carolina Frontier Experience
Oconee station & the William Richards House
This site was a frontier outpost and a meeting place between European American and Cherokees of this region during the late 1700s. The first building here, known as Oconee Station, was built as a garrisoned fort for armed troops and included a military blockhouse. Its initial purpose was to protect white settlers in the area from Indian attack. Soon Oconee Station became . . . — Map (db m14372) |
| South Carolina (Oconee County), Walhalla — Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel The Mountain that Defeated the Rail Line |
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The history of Stumphouse Tunnel is as rich as the surrounding land and carries with it stories of dreams, failures, hardships, and opportunities. The dream was to develop a railroad line from Charleston, South Carolina to Cincinnati, Ohio. The Blue Ridge Rail Line was completed from Charleston to Pendleton by the 1850s but the granite Stumphouse Mountain presented a major challenge.
Fifteen hundred tunnel workers and their families made their home on Stumphouse Mountain in a town called . . . — Map (db m15041) |
| South Carolina (Orangeburg County), Branchville — Branchville Depot |
| | The first settlement of the town of
Branchville was 1735 about one mile
southeast of the present town.
Almost 100 years later, the present
town grew from 170 acres of land
purchased from the South Carolina
Canal and Railroad Company. It was
located about halfway between
Charleston and Hamburg ( North
Augusta, South Carolina ).
( Far left text )
America's First Commercial
Railroad
America began operations on its first
railroad on Christmas Day, 1830,
when the . . . — Map (db m16536) |
| South Carolina (Orangeburg County), Branchville — Orangeburg County |
| | (Left text )
Parish House
built in the 1830's it is thought to be
the oldest of the plantation summer
homes in the area. Acquired by the
Church of the Epiphany across the
street, it was used for various church
activities. Now it serves as a restaurant
and gift shop.
Holly Hill Depot
Built in the 1880's, the present depot
now serves the community as the
Community Center, Tri-County Chamber
of Commerce and Visitor's Center.
Norway High School (Old . . . — Map (db m16801) |
| South Carolina (Orangeburg County), Holly Hill — Holly Hill |
| | The rural 19th Century village began as a sparsely settled community in historic St. James, Goose Creek Parish of the Charleston District. Following the revolutionary War, increased numbers of settlers entered the parish's backcountry where it bordered on Four Holes Swamp System. Many of these pioneers indentured themselves to Charleston merchants who
held state land grants. Agreements were made to clear and plant the land, erect log cabins, or "harvest" pine sap for turpentine. The sturdy, . . . — Map (db m22505) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Central — The Central History Museum A Merchant Family's Story |
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The Central Heritage Society purchased the Morgan House in 1995 as headquarters for the Central History Museum. Several of the rooms are almost exactly as Jessie and Jennie Morgan left them, while others focus on Central, South Carolina history. Local artifacts include everything from textiles produced at Issaqueena Cotton Mill to the merchandise counter from the Morgan Store.
The Morgan Family
In 1885, Jeptha N. Morgan opened a merchandise store in Central and had this house . . . — Map (db m15559) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Central — The Central History Museum A Southern Town's Past and Future |
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Railroads and Farming
In 1873, the town of Central was established as a train headquarters where engines were changed. The town was named for its central location between Atlanta and Charlotte. Central rapidly filled with dispatchers, conductors, engineers, porters, and other employees of the Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line Company. The Morgan Mercantile Store was one of several in town that sprang up during this era to supply needed merchandise.
Central's boom town period abruptly . . . — Map (db m15578) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Clemson — The Old Stone Church A Frontier House of Worship |
| | Significance
The Old Stone Church, along with the visitor sites of Pendleton Village, Fort Hill Plantation and Oconee Station, reflect the area;s transition from frontier to antebellum South Carolina society. The Church's early membership constituted a significant percentage of the frontier elite who dominated Pendleton County (now Anderson, Oconee and Pickens Counties). Present-day Anderson and Pickens Counties are named for individuals buried in the cemetery.
The Church . . . — Map (db m14459) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Clemson — The Old Stone Church The Cemetery |
| | A Few of the People Interred Here
Buried within the cemetery grounds are people involved in the Indian campaigns of the late Colonial Period, soldiers and patriots of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Indian/Creek War of 1815-16, the Civil War, and all major American wars.
Turner Bynum
The historic intent of some church elders has not always survived to the present. Turner Bynum, the loser in a famous antebellum duel between newspaper editors was denied burial within . . . — Map (db m14468) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Easley — Golden Creek Mill Water Power |
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The original mill on Golden Creek was built across the creek from the present day Golden Creek Mill by William O'Dell in 1815. The ruins are still visible today. In a deed dated 1836, the property was transferred to John Arial and listed as consisting of 50 acres and a corn mill. Arial added a cotton gin and press. Later, owner George Hendricks added an ice plant. In 1985, Joyce and Leroy Stewart purchased the land across the creek from the original site and built the present replica of the . . . — Map (db m15527) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Pickens — Hagood Mill Historic Site |
| | [Front]:
During most of its life, the Hagood Mill was a busy center of commerce. The Products of Industry Census records Hagood Mill as having produced 2,500 bushels of meal (140,000 pounds) and 200 bushels of flours (11,200 pounds) in the year 1870.
For many years, the Hagood Mill and store were the gathering place where locals would meet to discuss topics such as politics, crops, the weather and other local activities. For many generations, the mill and store remained a center . . . — Map (db m20117) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Pickens — Pickens The Town That Moved |
| | The town of Pickens was established as the center of government for the newly established Pickens District. The county was originally part of the Pickens District, today's Pickens and Oconee Counties. Its center of government, Pickens Court House, was centrally located within the Pickens District. After Pickens County was established, the town of Pickens Court House was dismantled and rebuilt here in 1868. Several of its buildings were moved, including the courthouse, a Masonic lodge, and this . . . — Map (db m11774) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Pickens — The Hagood-Mauldin House The Irma Morris Museum of Fine Art |
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The Hagoods and the Mauldins
James E. Hagood, son of local farmer and landowner Benjamin Hagood, built this house in 1856 in the town of Pickens Court House, about 14 miles west of here. The house was moved to this site in 1868. James Hagood was among the Commissioners who established the location for the new town.
An Upcountry native, Hagood and his family lived in the house year-round from 1856 until 1873. The family relocated to Charleston after Hagood's appointment as a . . . — Map (db m11783) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Pickens — The Pickens County Museum American Heroes and Everyday Folk Living Music Traditions |
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Pickens County Museum of Art and History
The Pickens County Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits local artifacts. It features exhibits on the Cherokee Indians, General Andrew Pickens, Vice President John C. Calhoun, pioneer life, military history, railroading, and much more. The museum celebrates the living traditions of our region, including exhibits on "Upcountry Harmony, the History of Music in the Upstate" and programs such as the annual Upcountry Folklife Festival and Old Time . . . — Map (db m11789) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Seneca — Andrew Pickens Backcountry Revolutionary General and Legislator |
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Andrew Pickens
The county and its county seat are both named in honor of General Andrew Pickens, hero of the American Revolution, state legislator and Congressman. The Pickens family arrived in the Carolina backcountry in the mid-18th century. He married Rebecca Calhoun in the 1760s and established himself as a trader in Bear Springs (Abbeville) off one of the Indian trading paths. He and his family survived the Cherokee War only to be caught up in the war for independence from Great . . . — Map (db m13205) |
| South Carolina (Pickens County), Seneca — Old Pickens Church Sole Remnant of Town of Pickens |
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Old Pickens Church
A Presbyterian congregation was probably organized in the 1840s. It is impossible to fix an exact date because the church records were destroyed in a fire around the turn of the 20th century. Construction on the church began in 1849 and was completed two years later. The bricks were made from clay dug from the banks of the nearby Keowee River. The heart pine floors of the church are original, as are the pulpit and pews. There is a side entrance that leads to a . . . — Map (db m13179) |
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