Secession Hill
Secession Hill, just east of modern-day Secession Street in Abbeville, South Carolina, is the site where local citizens gathered on November 22, 1860 to adopt the ordinance of South Carolina's secession from the Union.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbeville Opera House and Abbeville County Courthouse.
Abbeville Opera House
Theater building
Abbeville County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Abbeville County Courthouse, built in 1908, is an historic courthouse located in the east corner of Court Square, in the city of Abbeville in Abbeville County, South Carolina. Abbeville County Courthouse is situated 1,000 feet west of Secession Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abbeville.
Abbeville
Abbeville is a town in the Old 96 District 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
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Abbeville County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.17879° or 34° 10′ 44″ northLongitude
-82.37489° or 82° 22′ 30″ westOpen location code
866V5JHG+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 11329335348OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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