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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVLK_seneca-firsts_Seneca-SC.html
This site, lot No. 126, was the first sold at auction by J.J. Norton and A.W. Thompson, August 14, 1873 when 14 lots sold and Seneca City was founded. Purchased by John M. Dumas, who was named the first Postmaster on April 15, 1873.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVJN_patriots-hall-oconee-veterans-museum_Walhalla-SC.html
Built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the "Old Rock Building" was constructed from rock found at nearby historic Stumphouse Tunnel. The building is owned by Oconee County. Before becoming the home to the Oconee Veteran's Museum, this b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVJJ_westminster-depot_Westminster-SC.html
The original Westminster Freight Depot was built in 1885. The railroad contributed to rapid growth and development in the Westminster area. Following incorporation and continued growth, in 1911 the passenger depot was constructed. However, as rail…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQ2V_tamassee-town_Tamassee-SC.html
Near this site once stood the Cherokee "lower town" of Tamassee. On August 12, 1776 a Revolutionary War battle known as the "Ring Fight" was fought here between the Cherokee and the South Carolina Militia under Captain Andrew Pickens. The Cherokee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMN3M_capt-samuel-earle_Seneca-SC.html
[Front]:Capt. Samuel Earle (1760-1833), an officer during the American Revolution, state representative, and U.S. representative, lived at nearby Beaverdam Plantation. He also furnished land for the town of Andersonville, once 12 mi. SE. at the fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI8K_tamassee-dar-school_Tamassee-SC.html
[Marker Front] Tamassee DAR School, founded by the S.C. Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in 1919, was established in an area described as "remote but accessible where the need was greatest." It has long met the needs of ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI62_jocassee-town_Salem-SC.html
Jocassee was one of several Cherokee "Lower Towns" in what is now S.C. It was located about 2 mi. E on the Jocassee River and in the Vale of Jocassee, near the modern Jocassee Dam. The town, like other Cherokee Lower Towns, was abandoned and reset…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI5Z_keowee-town_Salem-SC.html
[Marker Front]Keowee Town, which means "mulberry grove place," was the largest and most important of the Cherokee "Lower Towns" in what is now S.C. It was 1 mi. E on the Keowee River, and was already considered a significant Cherokee town when the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMI5Y_seneca-institute-seneca-junior-college_Seneca-SC.html
Marker Front:Seneca InstituteThe Seneca Institute (later Seneca Junior College) educated African American children of this region from 1899 to 1939. It was founded and sponsored by the Seneca River Baptist Association, which in 1898 acquired eight…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMHGF_first-soil-conservation-district-plan_Seneca-SC.html
On February 4, 1938, Mrs. Ploma M. Adams, owner of this farm, assisted by the Upper Savannah Soil Conservation District, initiated the first Farm-Conservation Plan of any district in America.