
Historic Old Pickens Court House District
The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country
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The Upcountry & Lake Hartwell Country
Salem
Mountains
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this church/meeting house is the only building still standing on the site where the town of Pickens Courthouse was established in 1828. The meeting house- style brick church was built between 1849 and... Read More
Walhalla
Mountains
Called the Golden Corner, Oconee County sits in the northeastern corner of South Carolina with Georgia and North Carolina as our closest neighbors. The foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains border Oconee County that has waterfalls, rivers, hiking trails... Read More
Seneca
Mountains
The largest city in Oconee County, Seneca is situated in the northwestern corner of South Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Named for Sinica, an old town of the Cherokee nation, Seneca, like so many other towns in the upstate,... Read More
Westminster
Mountains
In Sumter National Forest, Opossum Creek Falls is a cascade of about 50 feet. It requires a relatively difficult, two-mile hike, with the last 1/2 mile fairly strenuous. For most of the hike, you'll encounter patches of wildflowers and lush ferns. The... Read More
Westminster
Mountains
Riley Moore Falls is a relatively short cascade of about 12 feet, but is 100 feet wide. It once powered a mill and is now used occasionally by Class VI whitewater paddlers. The 45 minute, moderate 1 mile hike is worth the travel time. Watch for clusters... Read More
Walhalla
Mountains
Open year round with in-season vegetables, in addition to jams, jellies, honey, jarred veggies, baskets, bird houses, bedding plants and planters. Read More