Abbeville, South Carolina
| Abbeville | |||
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| Nickname : Townville | |||
 Abbeville Opera House |
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| Location in South Carolina | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1758 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | South carolina | ||
| County : | Abbeville County | ||
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 11 ′ N , 82 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| Residents : | 5,237 (as of 2010) | ||
| Height : | 591 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 29620 | ||
| Area code : | +1 864 | ||
| FIPS : | 45-00100 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1244839 | ||
| Website : | www.abbevillecitysc.com | ||
| Mayor : | Santana Delano Freeman | ||
Abbeville (nickname: Townville ) is a city and county seat of Abbeville County in the US state of South Carolina .
history
The city was founded in 1758 by French Huguenots , who gave the city the name of the French village of the same name . On December 20, 1832, the city was officially incorporated into the state of South Carolina.
Abbeville is considered the start and end point of the American Civil War . On November 22, 1860 , a meeting was held in Abbeville at what is now called Secession Hill , at the end of which Jefferson Davis announced the withdrawal of South Carolina from the confederation. South Carolina was the first state to leave the Union. Shortly afterwards, other states followed, which eventually united to form the Confederate States of America and fought against the Union in the civil war.
In May 1865, Jefferson Davis, who was now President of the Confederate States, fled south from the capital, Richmond . He stayed with his friend Armistead Burt on the way in Abbeville . On May 2, he held the last Cabinet meeting of the Confederate States in the Burt-Stark Mansion and declared their dissolution.
geography
Abbeville is located in the northwestern area of South Carolina and on the southern edge of the Piedmont . The climate is subtropical ( east side climate ).
Demographics
Around 5,200 people live in Abbeville. At the 2010 census , the exact population was 5,237. The proportion of Afro-Americans and “whites” is roughly balanced.
Culture
The National Register of Historic Places lists the following structures and places as monuments :
- Abbeville County Courthouse
- Abbeville Historic District
- Abbeville Opera House
- Armistead Burt House
- Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Historic District
- Harbison College President's Home
- Trinity Episcopal Church and Cemetery
- Upper Long Cane Cemetery
Personalities
- John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), politician, 7th Vice President of the United States
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Administration. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 23, 2015 ; accessed on August 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mayor's Office. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 11, 2017 ; accessed on May 4, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Citation. Retrieved August 6, 2014 .
- ↑ a b About Abbeville. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2015 ; accessed on August 6, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
