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The Upstate, historically known as the Upcountry, [4] is a region of the U.S. state of South Carolina, comprising the northwesternmost area of the state.Although loosely defined among locals, the general definition includes the 10 counties of the commerce-rich I-85 corridor in the northwest corner of South Carolina.
The Sandhills, or Carolina Sandhills, is a 15–60 km wide region within the Atlantic Coastal Plain province, along the inland margin of this province. The Carolina Sandhills are interpreted as eolian (wind-blown) sand sheets and dunes that were mobilized episodically approximately 75,000 to 6,000 years ago. [2]
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has maps that show the boundaries of counties, districts, and parishes starting in 1682. [4] Historically, county government in South Carolina has been fairly weak. [5] The 1895 Constitution made no provision for local government, effectively reducing counties to creatures of the state.
The Carolina Sandhills is a 10-35 mi wide physiographic region within the innermost part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain province. [1] The northern extent of the Carolina Sandhills is located near Fayetteville in North Carolina, and the Carolina Sandhills extend south and southwestward into South Carolina and Georgia.
Abbeville is a city and county seat of Abbeville County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. [5] [6] It is located 86 miles (138 km) west of Columbia and 45 miles (72 km) south of Greenville. [7] Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. [4] Settled by French Huguenot settlers, it was named, along with the county, for the French town of the ...
Baptists from North Carolina, under the leadership of Rev. Philip Mulkey, reached the Broad River in Fairfield County, SC in 1759. They relocated to Union County in 1762 and in 1771 formally organized into the first Baptist church in the South Carolina upcountry known as Fairforest Baptist Church.
Upcountry may refer to: Upcountry (South Carolina), a historical name for the Upstate region in South Carolina in the United States Upcountry History Museum, Greenville, South Carolina; Upcountry Maui, a rural region of Maui located on the western side of Haleakalā; Upcountry (North America), a historical name for the Upland South of the ...
The Upland South is defined by landform, history, and culture, and does not correspond well to state lines. This map shows the approximate region known as the Upland South. The Upland South and Upper South are two overlapping cultural and geographic subregions in the inland part of the Southern United