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Welcome to Abbeville County
South Carolina
History and Genealogy
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Welcome to Abbeville County, South Carolina Trails.
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Both the
county and its county seat, the town of Abbeville, were named
for the French town of the same name. Originally part of
Ninety-Six District, the area was designated as Abbeville
County in 1785. Parts of Abbeville later went to form
Greenwood (1897) and McCormick (1916) counties. The county was
settled primarily by Scotch-Irish and French Huguenot farmers
in the mid-eighteenth century. A historic treaty with the
Cherokee Indians was signed at Dewitt's Corner (now Due West)
in 1777. Abbeville was known as a hotbed of secession, and at
the end of the Civil War the last Confederate council of war
was held there. Abbeville's most famous native son was John C.
Calhoun (1782-1850), United States vice president, secretary
of war and of state, and senator. (Submitted by: SC
State Library/ Mary Morgan, Sept 30, 2009)
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