Pickens in Pickens County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Seconee Town

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 2021

1. Seconee Town Marker (side A)

Inscription. Seconee was the easternmost of the documented Cherokee Lower Towns in Upcountry S.C. Situated 1 mi. W in the broad floodplain at the confluence of Twelve Mile River and Town Creek, Seconee's location offered fertile ground and access to several trails. It is one of the only Lower Town sites in Pickens Co. that was not later submerged under Lakes Hartwell, Jocassee, and Keowee.

During the American Revolution, the Cherokees allied with the British. Patriot forces burned Seconee and several other nearby Lower Towns in 1776 during Col. Andrew Williamson's campaign. Seconee had the ability to field 26 warriors, comparable to many other Cherokee towns. Nearby Secona Baptist Church and Town Creek were both named for their association with Seconee Town.

Erected by Pickens County Historical Society (sponsor). (Marker Number 39-25.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 34° 52.709′ N, 82° 43.442′ W. Marker is in Pickens, South Carolina, in Pickens County. It is at the intersection of West Main Street (State Highway 183) and Durham Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on West Main Street. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 950 W Main St, Pickens SC 29671, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s and pstate,

in the Foothills, in the Golden Corner. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: To the Mountains / Mariner's Compass (approx. ¾ mile away); Kites (approx. 0.9 miles away); Fire and Ice (approx. one mile away); Griffin-Christopher House (approx. one mile away); John C. Calhoun (approx. one mile away); Gen. Robert E. Lee (approx. one mile away); General Andrew Pickens Charted the Way (approx. one mile away); Pickens County Buffalo Soldiers (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pickens.

Seconee Town Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 2021

2. Seconee Town Marker (side B)

Seconee Town Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 7, 2021

3. Seconee Town Marker

View looking west.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 7, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on November 10, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.