Prepare to slow down and look around—Abbeville is postcard pretty. Learn about Court Square's rebirth and the rescue of the Belmont Inn. Go through the Burt Stark Mansion, where Jefferson Davis finally admitted defeat. Stand backstage for a dress rehearsal at the restored opera house, then venture down to Rough House Billiards, a favorite local hideaway.
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Originally belonging to the Cherokee Nation, a treaty with settlers in 1755 successfully made a settlement in the South Carolina "back country." This settlement would become the county of Abbeville...
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October 1, 1908, signified the christening of Abbeville's Grand Opera House. Many stage artists and musicians performed there, creating a popular destination for travelers passing through South...
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Abbeville's Rough House is a popular venue where locals go to play billiards, enjoy country music, and eat some delicious hot dogs, complete with homemade chili, a Rough House secret recipe!
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Abbeville is known as the "cradle and grave of the Confederacy." It was here at the Burt-Stark mansion, home of Confederate Major Armistead Burt, where Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate...