 Over time, the land has been slowly restored and has become productive again.The Andrew Pickens Ranger District is situated in the mountains of northwest South Carolina in Oconee County.Local place names and streams attest the Cherokee Indian heritage of the area, including the Chattooga, Chauga, Cheohee, Tugaloo, Toxaway, Keowee, Oconee, Tamassee, and Jocassee rivers or creeks.