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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Oconee County

 
Clickable Map of Oconee County, South Carolina and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Oconee County, SC (92) Anderson County, SC (184) Pickens County, SC (173) Franklin County, GA (24) Habersham County, GA (23) Hart County, GA (28) Rabun County, GA (16) Stephens County, GA (82) Jackson County, NC (32) Macon County, NC (44) Transylvania County, NC (85)  OconeeCounty(92) Oconee County (92)  AndersonCounty(184) Anderson County (184)  PickensCounty(173) Pickens County (173)  FranklinCountyGeorgia(24) Franklin County (24)  HabershamCounty(23) Habersham County (23)  HartCounty(28) Hart County (28)  RabunCounty(16) Rabun County (16)  StephensCounty(82) Stephens County (82)  JacksonCountyNorth Carolina(32) Jackson County (32)  MaconCounty(44) Macon County (44)  TransylvaniaCounty(85) Transylvania County (85)
Walhalla is the county seat for Oconee County
Adjacent to Oconee County, South Carolina
Anderson County (184)  ►
Pickens County (173)  ►
Franklin County, Georgia (24)  ►
Habersham County, Georgia (23)  ►
Hart County, Georgia (28)  ►
Rabun County, Georgia (16)  ►
Stephens County, Georgia (82)  ►
Jackson County, North Carolina (32)  ►
Macon County, North Carolina (44)  ►
Transylvania County, North Carolina (85)  ►
 
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1 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Fair Play — 37-23 — Beaverdam Baptist Church —
On Beaverdam Church Road 0.1 miles north of Fairplay Boulevard (State Highway 243), on the left when traveling north.
2 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Fair Play — Vandiver Bridge — Dedicated Oct. 31, 1961
On Interstate 85. Reported missing.
3 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — A Building with a Past —
Near State Park Road west of State Highway 107, on the left when traveling south.
4 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — Air Force B25C Plane Crash —
On State Highway 107 0.5 miles north of Burrells Ford Road, on the left when traveling north.
5 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — Andrew Pickens Ranger District / Oconee County —
On Andrew Pickens Circle, on the right when traveling north.
6 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — Building a Tradition —
Near State Park Road near 624 State Park Rd, on the left when traveling south.
7 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — 37 16 — Chattooga Town
On Highlands Highway (Route 28). Reported damaged.
8 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — 37 22 — Chauga Town —
On Morehead Place Road at Meadowview Drive, on the left when traveling north on Morehead Place Road.
9 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — 37-13 — Cherokee Boundary (1777) —
On State Park Road.
10 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — Civilian Conservation Corps Monument —
On State Park Road.
11 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — 37-24 — Mountain Rest School / Hillbilly Day —
On Verner Mill Road 0.1 miles west of Highlands Highway (State Highway 28), on the left when traveling west.
12 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — Russell House —
On Highlands Highway (State Highway 28).
13 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — The Civilian Conservation Corps — 1933-1942 —
On State Park Road.
14 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — The Oconee Waterwheel —
On State Park Road.
15 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — Walhalla State Fish Hatchery — The CCC and Resource Conservation —
On Fish Hatchery Road.
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16 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Mountain Rest — William R. Geddings Fish Culture House —
On Fish Hatchery Road.
17 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Newry — Newry Soup Kitchen —
On Broadway Street (State Highway 37-203) at Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Broadway Street.
18 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Newry — Newry World War II Memorial —
On Broadway Street (State Highway s37-203) at Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street.
19 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Newry — The Church Bell —
On Broadway Street (State Highway 37-203) at Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street.
20 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Oakway — Center Methodist Church — Established 1860's —
On West Oak Highway (State Highway 24), on the right when traveling north.
21 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Salem — 37-14 — Jocassee Town —
On Buckeye Drive, on the right when traveling north.
22 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Salem — 37-11 — Keowee Town —
On Nimmons Bridge Road (State Highway S37-128) at Keowee Town Landing Road (State Highway S 37-98) on Nimmons Bridge Road.
23 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Salem — Salem Confederate Monument —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
24 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Salem — 37-3 — The Cherokee Path —
On Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (SC Highway 11).
25 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Salem — Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn Bridge —
On Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (State Highway 11).
26 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Andrew Pickens — Backcountry Revolutionary General and Legislator
On SC Highway 183. Reported missing.
27 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Andrew Pickens — Backcountry Revolutionary General and Legislator —
Near Old Pickens Church Road near East Pickens Highway (State Highway 183).
28 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — 37-6 — Capt. Samuel Earle —
On SC Highway 59, on the left when traveling south.
29 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Fairplay Community Veterans Memorial —
On North Fairplay Street, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — 37-1 — First Soil Conservation District Plan —
On West South 4th Street, on the left when traveling south.
31 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Henry Craig —
Near East Pickens Highway (State Highway 183).
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32 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Memorial Gateway —
On North Fairplay Street, on the left when traveling north.
33 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — 37-7 — Oconee County Training School —
On East South 2nd Street, on the right when traveling east.
34 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Oconee County World War Veterans —
On East North 1st Street at Vinson Street, on the left when traveling south on East North 1st Street.
35 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Old Pickens Church — Sole Remnant of Town of Pickens
On SC Highway 183. Reported missing.
36 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Old Pickens Church — Sole Remnant of Town of Pickens Courthouse —
Near Old Pickens Church Road near East Pickens Highway (State Highway 183).
37 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Old Pickens Presbyterian Church —
Near Old Pickens Church Road at East Pickens Highway (State Highway 183) when traveling north.
38 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — 401 — Old Pickens Presbyterian Church — Built in 1850 — American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site —
On East Pickens Highway (State Highway 183).
39 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — 37-4 — Seneca —
On South Fairplay Street.
40 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Seneca Firsts —
On North Fairplay Street at Ram Cat Alley on North Fairplay Street.
41 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — 37-8 — Seneca Institute / Seneca Junior College —
On South Poplar Street at West South 3rd Street on South Poplar Street.
42 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca — Wall of Honor — Veterans of All Wars —
On Main Street at North Depot Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
43 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Seneca, South Cove County Park — 37-27 — Cane Creek Town —
Near South Cove Road (County Route 37-608) 1.8 miles east of Keowee School Road (South Carolina Route 188).
44 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — 37-21 — Cheowee Town —
On Robin Way 0.1 miles west of Cherokee Lake Road, on the left when traveling west.
45 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — In Memory of George R. Ryder — Lt. Col. U.S. Air Force WWII —
On Bumgardner Drive just south of California Drive, on the right when traveling north.
46 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — Indian Trail and Thong Tree —
Near Cain Drive just west of Bumgardner Drive, on the right when traveling west.
47 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — Josephine C. Peters — West Virginia Cottage —
Near Rogers Drive just west of Bumgardner Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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48 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — May Erwin Talmadge Auditorium/Gymnasium — 1950-1952 —
Near Bumgardner Drive just north of Cain Drive, on the right when traveling north.
49 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — Tamassee DAR School — The Place of the Sunlight of God — 1919-2019 —
Near Bumgardner Drive at California Drive, on the right when traveling south.
50 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — 37-19 — Tamassee DAR School —
On State Highway 11, on the left when traveling north.
51 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — Tamassee Town —
On Tamassee Knob Road (State Highway S-37-95) at Cheohee Valley Road (State Highway S37-375), on the right when traveling east on Tamassee Knob Road.
52 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Tamassee — Texas Friendship Cottage —
Near Rogers Drive just west of Bumgardner Drive, on the right when traveling west.
53 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Bethel Presbyterian Church — Founded by General Andrew Pickens —
On Bethel Church Road (State Road S37-198) just north of Lecroy Road (State Road S37-449), on the left when traveling north.
54 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Cherokee Path —
On Short Street west of South Tugaloo Street, on the left when traveling west.
55 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Colonel R.T. Jaynes — (1862-1950) —
On Short Street, on the right when traveling east.
56 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Combat Infantrymen Monument —
On West Main Street (State Highway 28) at South Tugaloo Street, on the right when traveling east on West Main Street.
57 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Duty, Honor, Country —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
58 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Gen. John A. Wagener —
On South Church Street at Short Street, on the right when traveling north on South Church Street.
59 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Issaqueena Falls — Dramatic Cascades of the Upcountry —
On Stumphouse Tunnel Road.
60 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Issaqueena Falls — Dramatic Cascades of the Upcountry —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road east of State Highway 28, on the right when traveling north.
61 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — John A. Wagener Monument — 1850-1900 —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
62 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — NE Middle Tunnel —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road 0.4 miles east of South Carolina Route 28, on the right when traveling north.
63 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — 37-9 — Newberry College — 1868-1877 —
On East North Broad Street, on the right when traveling north.
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64 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Oconee County Confederate Monument —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
65 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Oconee County Veterans Memorial —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
66 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Oconee Heritage Center — Bringing History to Life —
On Browns Square Drive, in the median.
67 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Oconee Mountain —
On Short Street west of South Tugaloo Street, on the left when traveling west.
68 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Oconee State Park —
On State Park Road.
69 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Oconee Station / Oconee County —
On Oconee Station Road.
70 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — 37-12 — Oconee Town —
On Oconee Station Road.
71 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Patriot's Hall: Oconee Veterans Museum — Lest We Forget — South Carolina National Heritage Corridor —
On Short Street east of South Church Street, on the left when traveling east.
72 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — South Carolina National Heritage Corridor —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road near State Highway 28, on the right when traveling west.
73 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — 37-2 — St. John’s Lutheran Church —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
74 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Stumphouse Mountain Middle Tunnel —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road 0.4 miles east of South Carolina Route 28, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel — The Mountain that Defeated the Rail Line —
On Stumphouse Tunnel Road.
76 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — 37-10 — Stumphouse Tunnel —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road 0.5 miles east of Highlands Highway (South Carolina Highway 28).
77 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — SW Middle Tunnel —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road 0.4 miles east of South Carolina Route 28, on the right when traveling north.
78 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — SW Saddle Tunnel —
Near Stumphouse Tunnel Road 0.4 miles east of South Carolina Route 28, on the right when traveling north.
79 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — 37-15 — The English School —
On South Church Street north of Short Street, on the left when traveling north.
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80 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — 37-26 — The Lynching of Allen Green —
On Short Street at South Tugaloo Street, on the right when traveling west on Short Street.
81 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — The Silver Rose —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
82 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — Walhalla —
On East Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
83 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla — War Between the States — 1861-1865 —
On West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.
84 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, West Union — 37-18 — West Union Grammar School / West Union Grammar School —
On Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (State Highway 11) north of Sangamo Drive.
85 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, West Union — West Union Veterans Memorial —
On Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (State Highway 11) at Sangamo Drive, on the right when traveling north on Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway.
86 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — Colonel Benjamin Cleveland Monument —
On Harbert Park Circle at Toccoa Highway (U.S. 123) on Harbert Park Circle.
87 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — 37-17 — Cross Roads Baptist Church / Cross Roads School
On Dales Drive at Dr Johns Road, on the right when traveling north on Dales Drive. Reported missing.
88 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — 37-20 — Retreat Rosenwald School —
On 150 Pleasant Hill Circle, in the median.
89 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — Westminster Confederate Monument —
On Toccoa Highway (U.S. 123) at Walhalla Road (State Highway 183), on the right when traveling east on Toccoa Highway.
90 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — Westminster Depot — Southern Railway Passenger Station — South Carolina National Heritage Corridor —
On East Main Street at Alley Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
91 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — Westminster First Baptist Church World War I Monument —
On West North Avenue (State Highway 37-106) at Walhalla Road (State Highway 163) on West North Avenue.
92 ► South Carolina, Oconee County, Westminster — Westminster World War I Monument —
On Toccoa Highway (U.S. 123) at Walhalla Road (State Highway 183) on Toccoa Highway.
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026