Abbeville County, South Carolina – History

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Abbeville County History

• 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

• Abbeville - county seat
  
• Long Cane - Long Canes Creek

Historic Buildings & Sites in Abbeville County

• Abbeville County Confederate Monument - original one was erected in 1906
• Abbeville 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
• Abbeville County plantations
• National Register of Historic Places in Abbeville County

Historic Events in Abbeville County

• Lynching of Anthony Crawford - 1916
  

Abbeville County History – Research & Resources

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