Very large arena with vendor for food and plenty of restrooms. My daughter wrestled her for SCYWAY…read morerookie state championships. Good venue!

I love this place especially for the duck pond. It's really peaceful. This is also where they have…read morethe Anderson County Fair every May.

Not far from the county courthouse, this marker provides the history of the educational institution…read morethat was here. Over time, the building expanded to include a 1913-14 auditorium and east wing, followed by a 1950s classroom addition. These expansions allowed the school to accommodate growing enrollment and evolving educational needs. Today, the building serves as the Walhalla Civic Auditorium, preserving its legacy as a center for learning and community engagement. The marker has text on both sides. It reads, "Walhalla, in what was Pickens District until Oconee County was created in 1868, was founded by the German Colonization Society of Charleston in 1850 and boasted as many as 500 German settlers by 1855. The first school offering instruction in English opened in a frame building on Church Street between mid-1850 and late 1852. It was described in January 1853 as "a good English school on the square attended by twenty German Children." "Prof. G.H.D. Cramer was the first teacher at this elementary school for younger German children. In late 1853, St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church was formally organized with Rev. Carl F. Bansemer as its first pastor and as professor at the English school. Bansemer was also professor of a classical academy founded in 1857. When he left Walhalla in 1860, Prof. Cramer resumed teaching at the English school and remained until his death in 1874." It is marker number 37-15 and it was erected in 2007 by the Oconee County Arts & Historical Commission. [Review 1297 of 2025 - 1312 in South Carolina - 24849 overall]

Set on the grounds of the Oconee County Courthouse, this historical marker confronts a grim chapter…read morefrom our past - one that unfolded less than a century ago. The front of the marker reads, "In 1930, over 100 white men and boys broke into Oconee County Jail to lynch Allen Green, a prominent local African American. Born in 1879, Green lived a few blocks east of here with his wife, Corrie Green. On April 20, he was arrested on likely false charges of raping a white woman. He was then brought to the jail which stood near this site. For several nights, groups met at the mill baseball field planning his lynching." The reverse, "On April 23, the mob came to the jail, attacked the sheriff, and forced Green from his cell. They took him to a location outside West Union, tied him to a tree and shot him repeatedly. One S.C. newspaper described it as 'among the most barbarous crimes ever committed' in the state. Seventeen people, including the mayor of Walhalla, were indicted for murder and other charges. None were convicted. Green is buried outside of town." This marker does more than recount a tragedy - it demands remembrance, reflection, and reckoning. It belongs here on the courthouse grounds as a reminder. It is marker number 37-26 and it was sponsored by Oconee County Arts and Historical Commission. It was erected in 2022. [Review 1246 of 2025 - 1303 in South Carolina - 24798 overall]

Located in front of what's now a factory office building, this marker points out what used to be an…read moreimportant Native American trading ground. Thee is limited parking here - I was able to briefly park across the road and no one said anything. The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "This was Ah-Yeh-Li A-Lo-Hee, the Center of the World, to the Cherokee Indians. To this assembly ground, from which trails radiate in many directions, they came to hold their councils, to dance and worship which were to them related functions, and to barter their hides, furs and blankets for the trade goods of the white men from Augusta and other settlements. At one time there was a move to establish here the Hart County seat. This site was also a noted roost in the days when the now extinct passenger pigeons migrated here in the autumn in such numbers that "their weight broke the tree limbs."" It is marker number 073-3 and it was erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission. [Review 215 of 2025 - 785 in Georgia - 23779 overall]

The area that is now Hart County was part of the Cherokee Nation up to the mid 1700s. A number of…read moretreaties with the natives in 1773 and 1783 provided the lands that formed Franklin County in 1784 and Elbert County in 1790. Portions of those counties were used to create Hart County in 1843. Settlers, primarily from Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina of English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh descent, moved into the area, obtained title to the land and began clearing the land for homesites and cultivation, in many instances with the help of their slaves. The first settlements were made adjacent to major waterways, the Savannah and Tugaloo Rivers and smaller creeks, to take advantage of the rich bottomland, the most suitable area for farming. On December 7, 1853, Hart County, named for Revolutionary War heroine, Nancy Hart, was created by Act of the Legislature. It is the only Georgia county named for a woman. The first county courthouse was a two-story frame building located on Lot 1 on the northeastern side of the square in Hartwell. It was the first structure built in the new town. This courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1900 and was replaced in 1901 with a two-story Neoclassical style building designed by Atlanta architect J. W. Golucke. Unfortunately, this courthouse was lost to fire as well in the 1960s and was replaced by the current one-story courthouse. It is a modern and functional design that was secured when I was here. You can still walk the grounds which have a number of monuments and memorials including for the Vietnam War, a combined Korean and World War memorial and of course a Civil War. There is street parking on all four sides of the court house square. [Review 213 of 2025 - 784 in Georgia - 23777 overall]

Cedar Falls Park has two entrances. One side has a playground and an event area, the other side is…read morethe falls and a partially paved hiking trail. We didn't realize the two sides of this park until we had started walking. We started out on the playground side. So, It worked out well there's a nice riverside trail between the park and the falls. It's not a difficult walk, but it can be hazardous if it's recently rained.

Great place for a family hike, or a peaceful stroll! This…read morecounty park is on the site of a 19th century mill and you can enjoy the ruins, the remnants of the dam and the waterfalls. Great picnic or family spot too! My small kids had no problem making it through. There are multiple spots to access the trails and two playgrounds, bench swings, picnic tables, park benches all along the trail and restrooms. You can take the nature trail and enjoy the shaded hike. The only issue I had is that you can lose the trail near the edge of the park. If you hit the power lines, you've gone too far! Great place!

Cobb Bridge sits where Cobb Bridge Road crosses the Chauga River west of Westminster, a quiet…read morecorner of Oconee County surrounded by hardwood forest and bordered by the edge of Sumter National Forest. The approach along the narrow pavement reinforces that tucked‑away Upstate feeling, and the posted clearance of 14 feet 7 inches makes it a true two-lane bridge even if it feels tighter than that when you're rolling across. My Sprinter van fit without issue, but I was still glad there was no oncoming traffic on a gray afternoon. The bridge itself is a modern concrete structure rather than a historic iron span, built to replace earlier crossings that once served this rural stretch of the county. Its importance comes less from architectural character and more from function, anchoring one of the most reliable access points to the Chauga River, a waterway known for trout fishing, small rapids, and quiet pools. The river moves over rock shelves just downstream, and even from the deck you can hear the steady rush of water beneath the tree canopy, a sound that defines this part of the Upstate as much as the landscape itself. Because the area remains lightly developed, the bridge works as both a crossing and a gateway to the outdoors. Locals use the pull offs and shoulders to reach the river, and the corridor stays peaceful even on weekends, with only the occasional angler or paddler slipping down to the water. [Review 255 of 2026 - 1392 in South Carolina - 25444 overall]

This marker is located in downtown Anderson and points out one of the installation of one of modern…read moretechnology in the city. On the front, "Anderson was dubbed "The Electric City" in 1895 when William C. Whitner, an engineer and native of Anderson, built a hydroelectric power plant which was the first in the South to transmit electricity over long distance lines. The plant, in McFall's Mill at High Shoals on the Rocky River 6 mi. E, supplied power to light the city and also operated several small industries in Anderson. In 1897 Whitner replaced the [...]" And continued on the reverse, "[...] experimental plant with a larger generating station at Portman Shoals 11 miles west on the Seneca River. The extra power from this plant powered Anderson Cotton Mills and a streetcar line which was the forerunner of the Piedmont & Northern RR. Both plants pioneered in transmitting high voltage electricity direct from the station switchboard. This innovation helped spur the modern industrialization of the Southeast." The marker was erected by the Anderson County Historical Society in 1997 and is marker 4-25. There is street parking nearby. [Review 207 of 2025 - 1261 in South Carolina - 23771 overall]