A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE OCONEE COUNTY UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND TO CELEBRATE ITS SPECTACULAR ASSETS AND THE NATURAL WONDERS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THE AREA. Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to join Oconee County in celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2018. The county was formed in January 1868 from the Pickens District, with Walhalla as its county seat; and Whereas, Oconee County is located in the northwestern corner of South Carolina, on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and includes five municipalities: Salem; Seneca; Walhalla; West Union; Westminster; and the unincorporated areas of Fair Play, Long Creek, Mountain Rest, Newry, Richland, and Tamassee; and Whereas, the county takes its name from the Cherokee word meaning beside the water.” The area is known “Aconnee,” “land for its rivers, lakes, and mountains, and it has over 150 waterfalls and over 90,000 acres of protected forests. Oconee County has been recognized by several national and global publications, including CNN, and as the Southern Living, National Geographic, of a Lifetime” for its pristine natural resources; and “Destination Whereas, popular outdoor destinations in Oconee County include Lake Hartwell, Lake Keowee, Lake Jocassee, the federally designated Wild and Scenic Chattooga River, the Sumter National Forest, the foothills of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, seven beautiful state and county parks, and Jocassee Gorges, which is one of only two rainforests in North America; and
A SENATE RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE OCONEE COUNTY UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDRED FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND TO CELEBRATE ITS SPECTACULAR ASSETS AND THE NATURAL WONDERS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THE AREA. Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to join Oconee County in celebrating its sesquicentennial in 2018. The county was formed in January 1868 from the Pickens District, with Walhalla as its county seat; and Whereas, Oconee County is located in the northwestern corner of South Carolina, on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and includes five municipalities: Salem; Seneca; Walhalla; West Union; Westminster; and the unincorporated areas of Fair Play, Long Creek, Mountain Rest, Newry, Richland, and Tamassee; and Whereas, the county takes its name from the Cherokee word “Aconnee,” meaning “land beside the water.” The area is known for its rivers, lakes, and mountains, and it has over 150 waterfalls and over 90,000 acres of protected forests. Oconee County has been recognized by several national and global publications, including CNN, Southern Living, and National Geographic, as the “Destination of a Lifetime” for its pristine natural resources; and Whereas, popular outdoor destinations in Oconee County include Lake Hartwell, Lake Keowee, Lake Jocassee, the federally designated Wild and Scenic Chattooga River, the Sumter National Forest, the foothills of the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, seven beautiful state and county parks, and Jocassee Gorges, which is one of only two rainforests in North America; and
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