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Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. this stately
home was built in 1804 and has been lovingly restored to its
original grandeur. A magnificent, nineteenth-century, forty-two-room
mansion resting on 366 acres of land the plantation reflects
the gentility and refinement of the pre-Civil War South. Located on Coxe Road in Rutherfordton, NC.
North Carolina was colonized in 1585 and settled in 1650.
Located on Hwy 9 South at NC/SC state line.
Governor Tryon surveyed the Cherokee boundary in 1767. Located
on Hwy 9 South at NC/SC state line.
Built in the late 18th century upon the ruins of the pre-revolutionary
outpost known as Earle's Fort, farm is on the National Register
of Historic Places. Located at Hwy 14 at 1-26 inLandrum, SC.*
Began as a preaching station in 1809, the church was built
in 1820. Located on Hwy 14 in Gowensville, SC.
Built in the 1800s. Follow signs on Hwy 14 to Hwy 414 in Gowensville,
SC.
The original slave chapel at Coxe Plantation, known as St.
Francis, was moved to Tryon in 1955. It still has original
furnishings and glass. Located on Jackson Road in Tryon.
Built in 1900 as a sanatorium, later converted into a retreat
in 1917 by Carter Brown, the inn was a favorite of F. Scott
Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. It is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. A guest house, Sway Back Cottage,
was built about 1760. Located on Pine Crest Lane in Tryon.
In the historical Tryon Train Depot, the museum is open Tues
& Thurs,10 am until noon. Located on Depot Street in Tryon.
Dating back to the early 1700s, cemetery is on Markham Road
in Tryon.
Built in 1740, it is said to be the first clapboard house
in the county. Moved piece by piece to present location in
1934 and completely restored. Located on Harmon Field Road
in Tryon.*
Circa 1740, building moved and reconstructed next to Seven
Hearths on Harmon Field Road in Tryon.*
Stoneman's Raid happened in April 1865. Located on Hwy 108
in Lynn.
Sidney Lanier, a well known poet, died in the Wilcox home
on Sept 7,1881. Since that time, the house has been called
the Lanier House. Located on Hwy 108 in Lynn.*
This inn can lay claim to 200 years of history. The present-day
Inn was built in 1903 as a 10,000 square foot entertainment building or casino to accompany the Mimosa Hotel. After fire destroyed the
Mimosa Hotel in 1916, the building was converted into an Inn . Located on Hwy 108 in Lynn.
Built in the late 1700s by Govan Mills, this beautiful pre-civil
war home has been lovingly maintained by several owners. It
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.*
On the National Historic Register, courthouse was built by
slaves, using native clay bricks, in 1857. Located on Courthouse Street in Columbus.
Built to honor the men who fought and died in WW I, statue
constructed of local materials and built facing the mountains.
The young man is leaning on a white oak stump. Located on
Courthouser Street in Columbus.
C. A. Hughes ordered a kit from the Sears catalog and built
this house in 1894. Original in every detail, house is located
on N. Peak Street in Columbus.*
The Cherokee Indians were defeated in 1776. Located on Howard
Gap Road in Saluda.
Built in 1910 as a retreat for the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks, it's now the Orchard Inn. Located on Hwy 176 in Saluda.
Built in 1892, church has original furnishings and stained
glass windows. Located on Charles Street in Saluda.
Built in the early 1900s, depot is now a shop on Main Street in
Saluda.
This Victorian home was built in 1894 for a local banker.
Now, it's a bed-&-breakfast inn on Greenville Street in
Saluda.
Walk the quaint downtown and see 22 historic structures.
* Private residence,
visible from road. Please no trespassing. |
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