Secession Hill

Secession Hill, just east of modern-day Secession Street in , is the site where local citizens gathered on November 22, 1860 to adopt the ordinance of 's secession from the Union.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abbeville Opera House and Abbeville County Courthouse.

Theater building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , also known as the and Municipal Office Building, is an historic building located in . is situated 1,000 feet southwest of Secession Hill.

Courthouse
The , built in 1908, is an historic courthouse located in the east corner of Court Square, in the city of in . is situated 1,000 feet west of Secession Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbeville.

is a town in the that has the distinction of being where the Civil War was both instigated and terminated in a way, as it was here that a delegation of South Carolinians came together at "Secession Hill" on November 22, 1860…

Secession Hill

Latitude
34.17879° or 34° 10′ 44″ north
Longitude
-82.37489° or 82° 22′ 30″ west
Open location code
866V5JHG+G2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11329335348
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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Highlights include Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church and Union Baptist Church.

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