Pickens | Palmetto Places

Come to the foothills and visit a museum housed in a Gothic-style jail. See a collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia at the Feed Room Restaurant, and get a step-by-step explanation of the workings of historic Hagood Mill.

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Episode 1

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Pickens was once part of the Pendleton district, but branched off and became its own district in 1828. In 1868, the South Carolina Constitutional Convention passed an ordinance to further divide the...
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Episode 2

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Hagood Mill, which is owned and operated by the Pickens County Museum, was built around 1825, and functioned as a grist mill, until 1961. Restored in 1994, it is one of few in South Carolina to still...
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In this segment, Joanna Angle discusses an incident involving the Pickens County Railroad. A spike laid on the track by a young man caused a train called “The Doodle” to derail, and the company went...
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Pickens County is not only known as a town for collectors, but also as a foothill town. This is due to the town’s location just below Table Rock, a 3200 foot rock formation with a nearly vertical...