Calhoun Falls

Midlands

Overlook gives a great view of the dam and the top end of Lake Thurmond. Lake Russell is a 26,650-acre impoundment on the Savannah River, perfect for all types of water sports. Nearly 1,500 acres of the lake are flooded timber, an excellent habitat for... Read More

Abbeville

Midlands

Built in the late 1830s by Judge David Leslie, the Burt house was the site of the last Confederate war council. On May 2, 1865, less than a month after Lee's surrender at Appomattox, the war council of the Confederate forces met with President Jefferson... Read More

Calhoun Falls

Midlands

Calhoun Falls State Park sits astride several pine-covered points jutting into Lake Russell, one of the least-developed large reservoirs in South Carolina. Besides providing access to the big Savannah River lake, the park offers camping,... Read More

Donalds

Midlands

Collector's Antique Mall, housed in a c. 1890s cotton gin, has 27,000 square feet of floor space and 126 booths. Only 16 miles from the historic town of Abbeville, the mall has a wide variety of antiques and collectibles. Read More

Abbeville

Midlands

According to tradition, the church was organized in 1867 in a blacksmith shop on Penney Hill. The present church was constructed in 1899 by builder R.H. Humbert. The brick Gothic Revival structure features a square tower topped by an octagonal spire... Read More

Abbeville

Midlands

Lunch and dinner is served in a historic hotel in Town Square. Try the restaurant's scrumptious peach cobbler, recently featured in Southern Living magazine as one of the "Favorite Restaurant Desserts Across the South." Read More