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Abbeville has the unique distinction of being both the birthplace and the deathbed of the Confederacy.On November 22, 1860, a meeting was held at Abbeville, at a site since dubbed "Secession Hill", to launch South Carolina's secession from the Union; [10] [11] one month later, the state of South Carolina became the first state to secede.
The district includes a large portion of Abbeville, the county seat of Abbeville County. The city, formed in the late 18th century, played a role in the political history of the area, including one of the first public meetings regarding succession from the Union, a precursor to the Civil War. Most of the commercial buildings in the district are ...
Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. SC-589, "Frazier-Pressley House, Intersection County Roads 33, 112 & 47, Abbeville vicinity, Abbeville County, SC", 13 photos, 3 color transparencies, 3 data pages, 2 photo caption pages; HABS No. SC-589-A, "Frazier-Pressley House, Privy", 5 photos, 1 photo caption page
September 14, 1972 (Roughly bounded by the former Seaboard Coast Line tracks, South Carolina Highway 72, Rickey, Haight, Hemphill, and Haigler Sts.; also roughly east of Magazine St., south of Whitehall St., northwest along Long Branch St., west of Lemon St., and north along Washington St.; also roughly west along N. Main St. from Haigler to Livingston Sts., north along Greenville St., and ...
The Burt-Stark Mansion, also known as Armistead Burt House, in Abbeville, South Carolina was the site of the last Council of War of cabinet members of the Confederate government. On May 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis , hoping to continue the struggle, met unanimous opposition and realized the Confederate independence cause was lost.
Cedar Springs Historic District is a historic district in Abbeville and Greenwood Counties in South Carolina. It has three contributing properties. It is located at the intersection of Abbeville County Road 33, Greenwood County Road 112, and Greenwood County Road 47. The buildings were built between 1820 and 1856.
Trinity Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic church and cemetery on Church Street in Abbeville, South Carolina. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was built in 1860 and added to the National Register in 1971.
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