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Heritage of Oconee SC
Oconee County's Heritage dates from the Cherokee's all the way up to establishment of our three beautiful lakes, Jocassee, Keowee and Hartwell. Textiles played a huge role in shaping the heritage of people who come from Oconee County. This place, and the people who have always called it home, runs deep in values such as hard work, honesty and integrity. To live as though "your word is you bond." The categories below show a break out of the things that make Oconee County, but to truly experience you have to see it for yourself.
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Cherokee |
Early Settlement |
Civil War/Reconstruction |
Education |
Railroads |
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Textiles |
Great Depression |
Modernization |
Creation of Lakes |
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