Abbeville, South Carolina – History

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History of Abbeville County, South Carolina

Abbeville County was founded in 1758. It is known as the "Birthplace and Deathbed of the Confederacy."

• 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
  

History of Abbeville, South Carolina

• Historical overview

History of Long Cane, South Carolina

• Long Cane - Long Canes Creek

Historic Buildings & Sites in Abbeville County

• Abbeville County Confederate Monument - Abbeville - original one was erected in 1906
• Abbeville Opera House - Abbeville - 1908-present
• Burt-Stark Mansion - Abbeville - site of Confederacy's last Council of War - May 2, 1865
• Templeton-Drake Log House - Donalds - c. 1763
• Abbeville County plantations
• National Register of Historic Places in Abbeville County

Historic Events in Abbeville County

• Lynching of Anthony Crawford - 1916
  

Abbeville Research & Resources

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