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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Pickens, South Carolina
Location of Pickens, South Carolina
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
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Young men determined to escape economic hardship built this lodge from 1973-1940. They were enrollees in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), one of President Franklin Roosevelt's programs to battle the Great Depression.
The CCC provided . . . — — Map (db m30217) HM |
| | In Memoriam
Andrew Pickens
1739-1817
Partisan General American
Resolution for whom
This County is Named. — — Map (db m11740) HM |
| | Partisan General, American Revolution for whom this county and town is named. — — Map (db m47360) HM |
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To a giant, Table Rock could be exactly what its name suggests -- a 3,124'-high table made of granite. To eat at this table, the giant would need a seat -- Stool Mountain at 2,600' served this purpose.
This is how the Cherokee saw the . . . — — Map (db m30219) HM |
| | Served
Pickens Mayor 14 Years
S.C. House of Representatives
S.C. Highway Commissioner
13th Dist. 10 Years
Worked for Pickens County
Progress — — Map (db m11731) HM |
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Erected in appreciation of the effort, skill and dedication of the men of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
This peacetime army healed the scars on our landscape, beautified and protected our mountains, seashores and forests, and created the . . . — — Map (db m30218) HM |
| | July 27, 1868
James H. Ambler
Reese Bowen
W.T. Fields
J.E. Hagood
James Lewis
T.R. Price — — Map (db m11744) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m11743) HM |
| | Commander-in-Chief
Confederate Army.
The South's Idol — — Map (db m11742) HM |
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The man most responsible for opening up the northwestern part of South Carolina by driving out the Cherokee and the British, during and immediately following the American Revolution War, was General Andrew Pickens. deeply religious but a fierce . . . — — Map (db m20030) HM |
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The granite ridge connecting Table Rock and Pinnacle Mountain drops away into two slopes. Because gravity pulls water downhill, all precipitation that falls onto the south-facing slope will eventually collect in the Oolenoy River system. Like any . . . — — Map (db m30014) HM |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m20117) HM |
| | [Front] This house, built ca. 1856, originally sat 14 mi. W in the town of Pickens Court House, then the seat of Pickens District. It was the home of James Earle Hagood (1826-1904), Pickens District clerk of court, state representative . . . — — Map (db m43781) HM |
| | Pickens Police Chief
40 Years
Faithful to the Community
He Loved — — Map (db m11739) HM |
| | Musician, Teacher, Civic leader. Her efforts on behalf of City Beautification have been an inspiration. Her leadership had made this memorial park possible. — — Map (db m11729) HM |
| | In Memoriam
John C. Calhoun
1782-1850
Apostle of States Rights,
and Nullification.
Vice-President U.S. — — Map (db m11741) HM |
| | This statue of Major General Pickens is built in memory of Ellison Smyth McKissick, Jr., 1925-1998, Korean War veteran and former chief executive officer of Alice Manufacturing Company, Inc. Ellison Smyth McKissick, Jr., enlisted in the United . . . — — Map (db m20085) HM |
| | The Convict Cage, or "Jail on Wheels," was actually a prison pulled by a team of horses or mules. During the early 20th century, it was not possible to return prisoners doing work in the remote areas of Pickens County back (here) to the Pickens . . . — — Map (db m11790) HM |
| | In Memory of
Charles Henry Moorefield
State Highway Engineer
of South Carolina
1920 - 1935 — — Map (db m20417) HM |
| | Designed by H.D. Breeding. B.E. Grandy built Pickens County gaol (jail) in 1902. For years it housed not only prisoners but also local sheriffs and their families. In the first year three members of Sheriff J.H.G. McDaniel's family died here of . . . — — Map (db m133576) HM |
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Ever wonder why so many park buildings share the same look? That style -- rendered in stone and wood to help the structures complement their natural surroundings -- is called "parkitecture" and it became the hallmark of the Civilian Conservation . . . — — Map (db m30168) HM |
| | 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, . . . — — Map (db m11774) HM |
| | Private Major Terrell, United States Army
First Pickens County Casualty of World War One
A resident of Hurricane Township in Pickens, Major Terrell joined the U.S. Army in October 1917 and was assigned to the 305th Labor Company, . . . — — Map (db m20035) HM |
| | Private Charles H. Barker, United States Army
April 12, 1935-June 4, 1953
of
Six Mile
Company K, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Killed in Action at Sokkogae, Korea, June 4 1953
Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor . . . — — Map (db m20056) HM |
| | In Honor of All Men
Who Paid the Supreme Sacrifice
For Freedom in War
Greater love hath no man than this, that
a man lay down his life for his friends. — — Map (db m11770) HM |
| | On this ancient soapstone boulder are two partially carved soapstone bowls, made by Native Americans around 5,000 years ago. The bowls were rough-shaped with flint chisels and then broken off before doing the final shaping. This boulder was brought . . . — — Map (db m20375) HM |
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About Table Rock State Park
Table Rock Mountain is a towering landmark at the edge of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, most recognized for its spectacular natural beauty. Within the watershed of Table Rock lie more than 3,000 acres of . . . — — Map (db m30063) 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 existence. . . . — — Map (db m21051) HM |
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Originally built in the early 1800's by the family of Benjamin Hagood on family land about a half mile from here, this is the third place that this venerable old log cabin has stood.
It is thought because of the unusual interior log wall, . . . — — Map (db m20137) HM |
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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 . . . — — Map (db m11783) HM |
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Ongoing development at this mill site includes a variety of ventures. Significant among these is the recent relocation and restoration of this Cabin. In the late 1780's the Secona Baptist Church was organized in Pickens. Named after the Cherokee . . . — — Map (db m20142) HM |
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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, . . . — — Map (db m11789) HM |
| | In Memoriam
Thomas Jacob Mauldin
1870-1931
First Judge 18th Judicial
Circuit of S.C. 1914-1981. — — Map (db m11738) HM |
| | To the Valiant Citizen-Soldiers of Pickens County who Answered their Call to Duty and Made the Supreme Sacrifice
For our future generations, their youth, they gave away, never again to see the land between the Oolenoy River Valley and the . . . — — Map (db m20092) WM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m11787) HM |
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