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| Oconee
is a Cherokee word meaning "land beside the water".
Oconee County was created in 1868 when the legislature changed
districts to counties and divided Pickens District. Walhalla,
created in 1850 by the German Colonization Society, became
the courthouse seat, and is the gateway to the Blue Ridge
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| The railroad played
a major role in the development of this area. When the main
Southern Railway line was established in 1873, it led to the
creation of the town of Westminster, named for the church
in England, and the town of Seneca, an Indian name. Newry,
near Seneca, is an 1890s textile village, still with some
of its 19th Century charm. Mountain Rest, a picturesque
name, is in the mountains north of Walhalla. West Union began
as a temperance union. Salem, near Whitewater Falls, is another
early community. Fair Play gets its name from a fight! |
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Sites &
Attractions
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Chattooga
National Wild and Scenic River |
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Stumphouse
Tunnel and Issaqueena Falls |
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Historic
Oconee Station |
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Long
Creek apple country |
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Lunney
Museum, Seneca |
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Duke Power Company's
World of Energy, Seneca |
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Oconee Heritage Center,
Walhalla |
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