Abbeville County, South Carolina – History

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History of Abbeville County SC

• An Overview of Historic Abbeville - mentions famous sons Andrew Pickens, John C. Calhoun, Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, Thomas D. Howie
  
• Brief historical summary - South Carolina State Library - discusses name, important dates, founders, Civil War activity, famous son Calhoun
  
• Brief summary - includes landmarks and famous citizens
  

History of Places in Abbeville County SC

• Abbeville - county seat
  
• Antreville
• Boonesborough Township - scroll down
• Calhoun Falls
• Donalds
• Due West
• Long Cane - Long Canes Creek
• Lowndesville

Historic Buildings & Sites in Abbeville County SC

• Opera House - 1908-present
  
• Burt-Stark Mansion - site of Confederacy's last Council of War - May 2, 1865
  
• Templeton-Drake Log House - c. 1763

• South Carolina National Heritage Corridor - Freshwater Coast Region - includes map
  

Historic Events in Abbeville County SC

• Lynching of Anthony Crawford - 1916
  

Abbeville County SC History – Research & Resources

• Boonesborough Historical Society - great site!
• Abbeville County archives, libraries, museums
• Abbeville County genealogy resources
• Abbeville County historic maps