Walhalla, South Carolina
| Walhalla, South Carolina | |
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| City | |
 Location in Oconee County and the state of South Carolina. |
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| Coordinates: 34°46′2″N 83°3′52″W / 34.76722°N 83.06444°WCoordinates: 34°46′2″N 83°3′52″W / 34.76722°N 83.06444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Oconee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.8 sq mi (9.7 km2) |
| • Land | 3.7 sq mi (9.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,801 |
| • Density | 1,023.8/sq mi (395.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 29691 |
| Area code(s) | 864 |
| FIPS code | 45-74095 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1230451 |
| Website | Walhalla, South Carolina |
Walhalla is a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. It is located 16 miles (26 km) from Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. It lies within the area of the Blue Ridge Escarpment, and area of transition between mountains and piedmont, and contains numerous waterfalls. It was founded by German settlers in the late 1800s even though the area had long been settled by Scotch-Irish farmers. The population was 3,801 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Oconee County. The current mayor of Walhalla is Danny Edwards.
Walhalla began as a settlement of German immigrants who left from Hamburg, Germany and Bavaria with some English, Scots and Irish who came over in the same ship. In particular, General John A. Wagener, Claus Bullwinkel, John C. Henckel, Jacob Schroder, and Christopher F. Seeba (trustees of the German Colonization Society of Charleston) bought 17,859 acres (72.27 km2) of land for $27,000 from Reverend Joseph Grisham of West Union on December 24, 1849.
The Ellicott Rock, Keil Farm, Oconee County Cage, Oconee Station and Richards House, St. John's Lutheran Church, Stumphouse Tunnel Complex, and Walhalla Graded School are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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