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In 1935 approximately 2,860 acres (11.6 km 2) of land was donated to the state of South Carolina by Pickens County and the city of Greenville. [11] [12] The park was created in the 1930s, first by two companies of World War I veterans employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. [1]
Name Mountain range County Elevation Coordinates Primary access route Other access route(s) GNIS; Bailey Gap: Saluda Mountains: Greenville: 2,930 feet (890 m)
Pinnacle Mountain [1] is the tallest mountain contained entirely within the state of South Carolina (the state's highest point, Sassafras Mountain, is partially in North Carolina). It is located within Table Rock State Park in Pickens County, South Carolina. The summit of the mountain is accessible by hiking trails, the shortest of which is 4.2 ...
Engineer Mountain's name commemorates the United States Army Corps of Engineers who surveyed this land in 1873. [5] The mountain's toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [2] There is another Engineer Mountain in Colorado's San Juan Mountains located 22 miles southwest of this one.
Much of the grazing land on the floor of the valley is of little value. In Costilla County, large tracts of land have been subdivided into 5 acre plots. [40] 35 acre plots are also common in the valley as a 35-acre plot allows drilling a well to water a garden and livestock. [41] These have been sold to homesteaders who often live off-the-grid ...
The North Carolina side of the mountain was owned by former Congressman Charles H. Taylor.In June 2010 he sold 8,000 acres (3,200 ha) to The Conservation Fund. [4] The Fund has donated 4.8 acres (1.9 ha), at the top of the mountain, to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and conveyed a remaining 6,730 acres (2,720 ha) to the North Carolina Forest Service for Headwaters State Forest.