Near Mountain Rest in Oconee County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Mountain Rest School
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Hillbilly Day

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022

1. Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day Marker (Front)

Inscription.
(front) Mountain Rest School

The building across the road was constructed in 1948 to house the Mountain Rest School. Initially staffed by four teachers, the school served local white children in grades 1-6. In 1964, the Oconee County School District closed the school and transferred students to Walhalla. In 1967, the Mountain Rest Community Club acquired the building and made it their headquarters. (Continued on other side) (back) Hillbilly Day
(Continued from other side) On July 4, 1961, around 75 people attended a barbecue and bluegrass jam at the grounds of the Mountain Rest School. Sponsored by the Mountain Rest Community Club, it grew into an annual event known as “Hillbilly Day” that featured music, games, and contests that paid homage to the region’s agrarian heritage. By the 1980s, as many as 14,000 people attended the event each year.

Erected 2019 by Oconee County Arts and Historical Commission. (Marker Number 37-24.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1961.

Location. 34° 50.554′ N,

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83° 8.058′ W. Marker is near Mountain Rest, South Carolina, in Oconee County. It is on Verner Mill Road 0.1 miles west of Highlands Highway (State Highway 28), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain Rest SC 29664, 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 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chauga Town (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Oconee Waterwheel (approx. 2.3 miles away); The Civilian Conservation Corps (approx. 2.3 miles

Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day Marker (Back) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022

2. Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day Marker (Back)

away); Civilian Conservation Corps Monument (approx. 2.3 miles away); A Building with a Past (approx. 2.3 miles away); Oconee State Park (approx. 2.3 miles away); Cherokee Boundary (1777) (approx. 2.3 miles away); Andrew Pickens Ranger District / Oconee County (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Rest.

Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022

3. Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022

4. Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day Marker

Mountain Rest School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, May 13, 2022

5. Mountain Rest School

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 610 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 17, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

Mountain Rest School⎯⎯⎯Hillbilly Day

Mountain Rest School
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Hillbilly Day