Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mountain Rest, South Carolina
Walhalla is the county seat for Oconee County
Mountain Rest is in Oconee County
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Near State Park Road west of State Highway 107, on the left when traveling south.
Though it seems ordinary, this building has led many lives. According to Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) workers, it was constructed by the CCC during the Great Depression as a mess hall or barracks for Camp F-1. Now one of the park's most . . . — — Map (db m185425) HM
On State Highway 107, 0.5 miles north of Burrells Ford Road, on the left when traveling north.
Across the road – 200 yards to the north is the site of an Air Force B25C plane crash on March 10, 1943 – Claiming the lives of the following crew members:
Flight Officer, Richard S. Brook
2nd Lt. Earl S. Monrow
2nd Lt. Philip J. Graziano . . . — — Map (db m230072) HM WM
On Andrew Pickens Circle, on the right when traveling north.
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 . . . — — Map (db m14210) HM
Near State Park Road near 624 State Park Rd, on the left when traveling south.
Especially during the difficult days of the Great Depression, Americans needed inexpensive, healthful fun. Providing such opportunities was within the mission of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a federal jobs program that improved . . . — — Map (db m185424) HM
On Highlands Highway (Route 28). Reported damaged.
Chattooga was one of the Cherokee "Lower Towns" in what is now S.C. during the 17Th and early 18Th centuries and was a short distance north in the Chattooga River bottom. Chattooga Town, in a remote location in the backcountry, was the smallest of . . . — — Map (db m206304) HM
On Morehead Place Road at Meadowview Drive, on the left when traveling north on Morehead Place Road.
Chauga, one of the Cherokee “Lower Towns” in what is now S.C., was near the headwaters of the Chauga River. It, like many other Lower Towns, was abandoned and resettled several times and likely abandoned before the Revolution. In 1797 U.S. Indian . . . — — Map (db m198117) HM
[Front Side]:
The Cherokee sided with the British during the American Revolution, and in 1776 Maj. Andrew Williamson's S.C. militia destroyed their "Lower Towns" in what is now S.C. He then cooperated with the N.C. militia in expeditions . . . — — Map (db m14351) HM
"The promptness with which you seized the opportunity to engage in honest work, the willingness with which you have performed your daily tasks, and the fine spirit you have shown in winning the respect of the communities in which your camps have . . . — — Map (db m14329) HM
On Verner Mill Road, 0.1 miles west of Highlands Highway (State Highway 28), on the left when traveling west.
(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 . . . — — Map (db m198061) HM
Russell House
This was a busy Appalachian farmstead in the late 1800's and early 1900's. You could hear the laughter of children playing in the creek, lowing cattle and clucking chickens as they searched for food. Ganaway Russell built a . . . — — Map (db m20978) HM
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 as part of the comprehensive relief effort during the grim depression years. Three million men were involved in the CCC during its ten-year . . . — — Map (db m14350) HM
Establishment of the Park
Oconee State Park was developed in the 1930's as one of the earliest State Parks in South Carolina was built by members of the Civilian Conservation Corp. The CCC was a program created as part of President Franklin . . . — — Map (db m14353) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m14217) HM
