Oconee County

Oconee County, nestled in the foothills of the Upstate, possesses a rich history intertwined with its geography, which extends from the fertile Cherokee lands along the waters of the Tugaloo to

the mountain forests of the churning Chattooga River. Equal to the challenges of the region's harsh

yet beautiful terrain, the people of Oconee County

entered the 20th century with an agrarian economy

established by Revolutionary War veterans, cultivated

by German settlers, brutalized by the events from the

Civil War, and advanced in part by educators from the county's military institute, Clemson College.