Oconee
Oconee County was formed in 1868 from the Pickens District. The name Oconee comes from a Cherokee indian word. It means “land beside the water”. The county seat of Oconee County is Walhalla. Oconee County is in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the Northwest corner of the state. This area was inhabited by the Cherokee before European settlement. The Blue Ridge Railroad began work in 1856 on a tunnel here that would have connected Charleston, SC to Knoxville, TN. The outbreak of the Civil War stopped work on the “Stumphouse Tunnel“. A park there is open year round.
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Cities and towns of Oconee County:
Salem
Seneca
Utica
Walhalla
West Union
Westminster
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Fire museum to show South Carolina, Barbados exhibit - Charleston Post Courier
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Fire museum to show South Carolina, Barbados exhibit
Charleston Post Courier, SC - The corridor extends 240 miles across the state from the mountains of Oconee County to Charleston. Rhoda Green of Charleston, a native of Barbados, … |
4-Day Week Becoming Money-Saving Trend - NBC5i.com
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4-Day Week Becoming Money-Saving Trend
NBC5i.com, TX - Marion County, Fla., has a mandatory four-day work week for employees; Oconee County, SC, and Walworth County, Wis., have it for road work crews, … |
Robert Gaillard, ex-economic development director, dies at 79 - Daily Journal
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Robert Gaillard, ex-economic development director, dies at 79
Daily Journal, SC - By Carlos Galarza (Contact / Staff Bio) WALHALLA — Robert Gaillard, credited with bringing many of the big industries that dot Oconee County’s landscape, … |
Hikers Found Safe Near Oconee County - News Channel 7
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Hikers Found Safe Near Oconee County
News Channel 7, SC - The plan was to make a 20-25 mile trek down the Chatooga River, and end up near the SC 28 bridge in Oconee County, SC. Hamilton says the trip started out … Rescuers find 3 missing hikers, all doing fine 2 Hikers Reported Missing; Command Post Set Up Search For Three Men On Chattooga River |
Landfill now being monitored by new entity - Daily Journal
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Landfill now being monitored by new entity
Daily Journal, SC - SENECA — The construction and demolition debris (C&D) landfill in Oconee County is now under new regulatory monitoring, Thomas Berry of the South Carolina … |
Special to the Daily Journal/Messenger - Daily Journal
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Special to the Daily Journal/Messenger
Daily Journal, SC - She is a life-long resident of Upstate South Carolina and has lived in Oconee County for the past five years. Debbie and her husband John live in Salem with … |
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