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

Abbeville

Midlands

Early in this century, Abbeville was a center of activity for western South Carolina. Many "road companies" toured from New York to Atlanta, with the Opera House as an overnight stop. Between 1908 and 1913, Abbevillians enjoyed approximately 260 live... Read More

Donalds

Midlands

This congregation began meeting on this site in 1773. Completed in 1852 the present church is constructed of brick basically in the Greek/Classical Revival style in the meeting house form. The adjacent cemetery has graves dating from 1777 with veterans... Read More

Abbeville

Midlands

This beautiful quaint town is where the Confederacy was born and died. The first reading of the secession papers giving birth to the Confederacy was held at the Burk-Stark Mansion. The "cause" died here as well when President Jefferson Davis and his war... Read More

Due West

Midlands

Due West is located in Abbeville County in the Waterfalls and Whitewater region. This small community is home to the only Associate Reformed Presbyterian Seminary in the United States, Erskine College. Located at Erskine is the Bowie Arts Center,... Read More