Inscription
[Front]:
On November 22, 1860, a mass meeting on this site was one of the first held in the South after Abraham Lincoln's election as president on November 6. A procession from the town square, numbering 2,000 to 3,000, made its way to a grove here, near the Greenville & Columbia RR depot. Many in the crowd wore palmetto cockades as bands played, militia and volunteer companies marched with flags and banners, and some units even fired cannon salutes.
[Reverse]:
Andrew G. Magrath, arguing "the time for action has arrived," was typical of most speakers, who called for South Carolina's immediate secession from the Union. The meeting passed resolutions urging secession and recommended delegates to represent Abbeville District at the Secession Convention in December. This hill, then known as "Magazine Hill" for a powder magazine here, was soon renamed "Secession Hill" and has been known by that name since 1860.
On November 22, 1860, a mass meeting on this site was one of the first held in the South after Abraham Lincoln's election as president on November 6. A procession from the town square, numbering 2,000 to 3,000, made its way to a grove here, near the Greenville & Columbia RR depot. Many in the crowd wore palmetto cockades as bands played, militia and volunteer companies marched with flags and banners, and some units even fired cannon salutes.
[Reverse]:
Andrew G. Magrath, arguing "the time for action has arrived," was typical of most speakers, who called for South Carolina's immediate secession from the Union. The meeting passed resolutions urging secession and recommended delegates to represent Abbeville District at the Secession Convention in December. This hill, then known as "Magazine Hill" for a powder magazine here, was soon renamed "Secession Hill" and has been known by that name since 1860.
Details
| HM Number | HMRY6 |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the South Carolina: Abbeville County Historical Society/Commission series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 1-14 |
| Year Placed | 2010 |
| Placed By | Abbeville County Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 11:35am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] WILLIAM MYERS [2] WILLIAM MYERS
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 373283 N 3782815 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 34.17861667, -82.37500000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 10.717', W 82° 22.5' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 10' 43.02" N, 82° 22' 30.00" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 864 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 100-106 Secession Ave, Abbeville SC 29620, US |
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