Editing Abbeville, South Carolina

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| name                     = Abbeville, South Carolina
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'''Abbeville''' is a city and [[county seat]] of [[Abbeville County, South Carolina|Abbeville County]], in the U.S. state of [[South Carolina]].<ref name="GR62">{{harvnb|Anon|2014a}}</ref><ref name="EB2">{{harvnb|Hoiberg|2010|p=11}}</ref> It is located {{convert|86|miles|km}} west of [[Columbia, South Carolina|Columbia]] and {{convert|45|miles|km}} south of [[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]].<ref name=Colliers/> Its population was 5,237 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="GR2"/> Settled by French [[Huguenot]] settlers, it was named, along with the county, for the French [[Abbeville|town of the same name]].<ref name=Colliers/><ref>{{harvnb|Gannett|1905|p=22}}</ref>

==History==
Abbeville was established by French Huguenots in 1764,<ref name="EB2"/> at a site named by [[John de la Howe]].<ref name="EB2"/> It was incorporated in 1840.<ref name=Colliers/>

Famed [[states' rights]] advocate and Vice President [[John C. Calhoun]] first practiced law in Abbeville, and he was born on a farm on the outskirts<ref name="EB2"/> in what is now [[Mount Carmel, South Carolina|Mt. Carmel]].<ref name=usc>{{harvnb|Ragsdale|Jacob|Nystrom|1989|p=729}}</ref>

===Abbeville and the American Civil War===
[[File:Rock at Secession Hill.jpg|thumb|left|The rock at Secession Hill]]
[[File:Burt-Stark house.jpg|thumb|left|{{Center|Historic Burt-Stark House}}]]

Abbeville has the unique distinction of being both the birthplace and the deathbed of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]]. On November 22, 1860, a meeting was held at Abbeville, at a site since dubbed "[[Secession Hill]]", to launch South Carolina's [[secession]] from the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]];<ref name=gaz/><ref name=can>{{harvnb|Canby|1984|p=2}}</ref> one month later, the state of South Carolina became the first state to secede.

At the end of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], with the Confederacy in shambles, Confederate President [[Jefferson Davis]] fled [[Richmond, Virginia]], and headed south, stopping for a night in Abbeville at the home of his friend [[Armistead Burt]]. It was on May 2, 1865, in the front parlor of what is now known as the [[Burt-Stark Mansion]] that Jefferson Davis officially acknowledged the dissolution of the Confederate government, in the last official cabinet meeting.<ref name=gaz/><ref name=can/>

===2003 right-of-way standoff===
{{Main|2003 Abbeville right-of-way standoff}}

On December 8, 2003, in a 14-hour standoff that stemmed from a land-survey dispute, two Abbeville lawmen were killed by West Abbeville resident Steven Bixby. This siege has been compared by both sympathizers of the Bixbys and law enforcement agents to the events of [[Waco siege|Waco]] and [[Ruby Ridge]].<ref>{{harvnb|Anon|2003|p=2}}</ref> In February 2007, Steven Bixby was convicted on 17 counts including the two murders, as well as lesser charges of kidnapping and conspiracy. He was given two death sentences for the murders plus 125 years in prison on the other charges.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

==Architectural mention==
The [[Abbeville County Courthouse]], [[Abbeville Historic District (Abbeville, South Carolina)|Abbeville Historic District]], [[Abbeville Opera House]], [[Armistead Burt House]], [[Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery]], [[Cedar Springs Historic District]], [[Harbison College President's Home]], [[Trinity Episcopal Church and Cemetery]] and [[Upper Long Cane Cemetery]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{harvnb|Anon|2011}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|The Historic American Buildings Survey|Historic American Engineering Record|1995|p=899}}</ref>

Abbeville is also the location of the tallest building in South Carolina, the [[Prysmian]] Copper Wire Tower. Built in 2009, the tower is {{convert|373|ft}} tall and has 30 floors.<ref>{{harvnb|Anon|2015a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Abbeville is located at {{coord|34|10|42.7584|N|82|22|39.6732|W|region:US-SC_type:city}},<ref name="GR1">{{harvnb|Anon|2015b}}</ref> and is within the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont Upland]] geographical region.<ref name=Colliers>{{harvnb|Johnston|1997|p=8}}</ref><ref name=gaz>{{harvnb|Cohen|1998|p=3}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|15.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.19%, is water.<ref name="GR2"/>

Nearby is the [[Sumter National Forest]].<ref name="EB2"/>

===Climate===
Abbeville has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cfa''). Winters are cool, sometimes cold, and short in duration. Summers are hot and humid. The transitional seasons of spring and fall can vary in temperature but tend to be warm. In the summer highs usually peak in the mid 90s, but temperatures over {{convert|100|°F|1}} occur on occasion, most recently in the summer of 2012 [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|during a heat wave]]. That year, the all-time record high of {{convert|109|°F|1}} was recorded on July 1.<ref>{{harvnb|Anon|2012}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=May 2015}}  In the winter highs are in the low- to mid-50s and lows are right around freezing, seldom dropping below {{convert|25|°F|1}}. Precipitation is well distributed throughout the year. Afternoon thunderstorms are a common occurrence in the summer months and can bring heavy winds and lightning. Snow is rare, falling every few years. On March 31, 1973, an [[Fujita scale|F4]] [[tornado]] struck Abbeville and killed 7 people, making it the deadliest single tornado in 1973.<ref name=tor>{{harvnb|Lietz|2015}}</ref> The area was struck by two tornadoes on [[April 2009 tornado outbreak|April 10, 2009]]. No fatalities were recorded, but the majority of the city lost power and many buildings sustained significant damage.<ref name=tor/><ref>{{harvnb|Anon|2009}}</ref>

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1252
|1860= 592
|1880= 1543
|1890= 1696
|1900= 3766
|1910= 4459
|1920= 4570
|1930= 4414
|1940= 4930
|1950= 5395
|1960= 5436
|1970= 5515
|1980= 5833
|1990= 5778
|2000= 5840
|2010= 5237
|2020= 4874
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 4870
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|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
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Abbeville first appeared in the 1850 U.S. Census, when the town  recorded a population of 1,252.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1850 Census of Population: South Carolina|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1850/1850a/1850a-30.pdf|access-date=2023-03-31}}</ref>

===2000===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,840 people, 2,396 households, and 1,574 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|995.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,654 housing units at an average density of {{convert|452.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 50.46% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 48.48% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.12% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.19% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.48% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.75% of the population.

There were 2,396 households, out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,756, and the median income for a family was $30,040. Males had a median income of $28,339 versus $21,824 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,274. About 16.3% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 20.9% of those age 65 or over.

Abbeville is the center of a small urban cluster with a total population of 6,038 (2000 census).

===2010===
As of the 2010 [[census]] the population of Abbeville was 5,237. The racial composition of the city was 46.9% White, 50.5% Black or African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% of other races, and 1.5% of Two or more races.<ref>{{harvnb|Anon|2014c}}</ref>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Abbeville racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4500100&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-14|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,377
|48.77%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,274
|46.66%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|7
|0.14%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|159
|3.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|52
|1.07%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,874 people, 2,256 households, and 1,294 families residing in the city.

==Economy==
Agriculture and forestry are important industries in the area. Crops that are grown in quantities are cotton, corn, wheat, and hay. Livestock, dairy cows, and poultry are also raised in the area. Finally, textiles are the chief manufactured product, in particular, clothing. After the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] clothing is no longer made in Abbeville. Also represented are plastic and metal products.<ref name=Colliers/><ref name=gaz/>

==Education==
Abbeville is in the [[Abbeville County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45001_abbeville/DC20SD_C45001.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Abbeville County, SC|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2025-01-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st45_sc/schooldistrict_maps/c45001_abbeville/DC20SD_C45001_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Abbeville has Long Cane Primary, Westwood Elementary, J.S. Wright Middle, Dixie High, and Abbeville High for schools.

Abbeville has a [[public library]], a branch of the Abbeville County Library System.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>

It also has some colleges, such as Piedmont Tech, Lander, Erskine, and many more.{{which|date=January 2025}}

==Arts and culture==
===Abbeville Gypsy===
Abbeville is the homeplace of a holiday pudding dessert called Gypsy. Gypsy consists of pound or sponge cake, boiled custard, sherry, whipping cream, and almonds. Variations of recipe substituting bourbon for sherry exist. It resembles English [[trifle]] and has been referred to as "tipsy pudding" and southern [[tiramisu]]. It is usually cooked for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas in many "old Abbeville" families. The dish is not known to exist outside of Abbeville other than in families who moved from Abbeville elsewhere. It is usually served in a special stemmed, medium-sized, decorative crystal compote.{{sfn|Hite|1997|p=11}}

The origins of Gypsy go back to late 19th century. There is a mention of ''Gispy cake'' in 1831 edition [[William Kitchiner]]'s ''[[William Kitchiner#The Cook.27s Oracle|The Cook's Oracle]],'' which may have been a prototype for the Abbeville Gypsy.{{sfn|Kitchiner|1831|p=474}} A local legend tells a story of an unknown woman serving Gypsy to Confederate President Jefferson Davis at the end of the Civil War in 1865. Theresa C. Brown included a recipe for ''Gipsy cake'' in the Creams chapter of her ''Modern Domestic Cookery (1871).'' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/GreatScottsFood/posts/christmas-foods-day-4boiled-custard-gypsies-tramps-and-thievesevery-once-in-a-wh/394601973954037/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/332448386836063/394601973954037 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|title=Christmas Foods - Day 4. Boiled Custard – Gypsies, Tramps, and Thieves|date=December 4, 2012|website=Great Scott's Food|access-date=January 29, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{sfn|Brown|1871|p=240}}

==Notable people==
* [[Christie Benet]], (1879–1951), [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] for South Carolina
* [[John C. Calhoun]], (1782–1850), 7th American Vice President, 16th U.S. Secretary of State; born near Abbeville and also practiced law in Abbeville.<ref name=usc/><ref>{{harvnb|Galgoul|Wilson|Konya|1967|p=160}}</ref>
* [[James S. Cothran]] (1830–1897), born near Abbeville, practiced law in Abbeville, confederate officer, judge, and [[United States Congressman]] from South Carolina, buried at [[Upper Long Cane Cemetery]].<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{harvnb|Galgoul|Wilson|Konya|1967|p=192}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Ragsdale|Jacob|Nystrom|1989|p=831}}</ref>
* [[Thomas D. Howie]] (April 12, 1908 – July 17, 1944), American army officer killed during the [[Normandy Campaign]] of World War II while trying to capture the French town of [[Saint-Lô]]. He is known as "The Major of St. Lo".
*[[Samuel McGowan (general)]] (1819–1897), born in Laurens County, SC; Confederate General wounded four times. Post-war leader against "carpetbagger" rule; South Carolina Supreme Court associate justice.
* [[Mary Elizabeth Moragne Davis]] (1815–1903) diarist, writer
* [[Benjamin Glover Shields]] (1808–1850), born in Abbeville, United States Congressman from [[Alabama]], [[chargé d'affaires]] in [[Venezuela]]<ref>{{harvnb|Galgoul|Wilson|Konya|1967|p=552}}</ref><ref name=usc2>{{harvnb|Ragsdale|Jacob|Nystrom|1989|p=1805}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|South Carolina}}
* [[List of cities in South Carolina]]
* [[Warrenton Presbyterian Church (Abbeville, South Carolina)]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite web |author=Anon |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1244839 |year=2015 |title=Feature Detail Report for: Abbeville |website=Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615075000/http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1244839 |archive-date=2022-06-15 |access-date=May 10, 2015 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|author=Anon |date=October 21, 2015a |url=http://www.gsabusiness.com/news/31305-prysmian-unveils-nation-s-first-extra-high-voltage-cable-plant-state-s-tallest-building-in-abbeville?rss=0 |title=Prysmian Unveils Nation's First Extra-high Voltage Cable Plant, State's Tallest Building in Abbeville |website=GSA Business |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518084558/http://gsabusiness.com/news/31305-prysmian-unveils-nation-s-first-extra-high-voltage-cable-plant-state-s-tallest-building-in-abbeville?rss=0 |publisher=SC Biz News |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web|author=Anon |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_Gaz_place_national.zip |format=Text |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 10, 2015 |date=March 24, 2015b |title=National Places Gazetteer Files (2014) |archive-date=2015-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070125/http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_Gaz_place_national.zip |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |author=Anon |year= 2014 |title=Abbeville City, South Carolina |url= http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4500100 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 10, 2015 |website=American FactFinder | archive-url= https://archive.today/20200210215543/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US4500100 | archive-date=February 10, 2020 | url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|author=Anon |year=2014a |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=May 10, 2015 |title=Find a County: Abbeville County, SC |website=National Association of Counties |location=Washington, DC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509170006/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2015-05-09 |url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web | author = Anon | year = 2014b | url = http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/29620 | title = Average Weather for Abbeville, SC – Temperature and Precipitation | publisher = Weather.com}}{{failed verification|date=May 2015}}
* {{cite web | author=Anon | year=2014c | url= http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP3/1600000US4500100 | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=May 10, 2015 | website=American FactFinder | title=Race and Hispanic or Latino Origin: 2010: Abbeville City, South Carolina | archive-url = https://archive.today/20200213060849/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/QTP3/1600000US4500100 | archive-date = February 13, 2020 | url-status = dead }}
* {{cite web | author = Anon | year = 2012 | url = http://www.weather.com/weather/pastweather/Abbeville+SC+29620:4:US?startdate=20120701 | website = National Weather Service | title = Record Temperature}}{{failed verification|date=May 2015}}
* {{cite web |author=Anon |year=2011 |url=http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/Main.xlsx |format=XLS |website=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620054429/http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/Main.xlsx |title=Listed Properties as of October 1, 2011 |url-status=dead}}
* {{cite web|author=Anon |date=April 13, 2009 |url=http://www.wjbf.com/story/21711952/abbeville-sc-hit-hard-by-friday-nights-storms |website=WJBF |title=Abbeville, SC Hit Hard by Friday Night's Storms |publisher=Media General Communications Holdings |location=Augusta, GA |access-date=May 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092536/http://www.wjbf.com/story/21711952/abbeville-sc-hit-hard-by-friday-nights-storms |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |url-status=dead}}
* {{cite news | author = Anon | date = December 10, 2003 | newspaper = [[The Index-Journal]] | location = Greenwood, SC | title = Tragedy in Abbeville | url = http://indexjournal.newspapers.com/image/70438130/?terms=bixby | access-date = May 11, 2015 |url-access=subscription}}
* {{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Theresa C.|year=1871|title=Modern domestic cookery: being a collection of receipts suitable for all classes of housewives, together with many valuable household hints |publisher= Edward Perry |location=Charleston, S.C. |url=http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/sccookbook/id/1063}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor-last = Canby | editor-first = Courtlandt | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Historic Places | volume = I: A-L | year = 1984 | title = Abbeville | publisher = Facts on File Publications | location = New York, NY | isbn = 0-87196-397-3 | lccn = 80025121 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhi0000canb }}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor-last = Cohen | editor-first = Saul B. | encyclopedia = The Columbia Gazetteer of the World | volume = 1: A to G | publisher = Columbia University Press | location = New York, NY | year = 1998 | lccn = 98071262 | isbn = 0-231-11040-5 | title = Abbeville}}
* {{cite book | editor1-last = Galgoul | editor1-first = Barbara Wardell | editor2-last = Wilson | editor2-first = Juanita | editor3-last = Konya | editor3-first = Rose | title = Who Was Who in America: Historic Volume 1607-1896 | edition = Revised | publisher = A. N. Marquis Company | location = Chicago, IL | year = 1967 | lccn = 43003789}}
* {{cite book | last = Gannett | first = Henry | title = The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | year = 1905| edition = 2nd | url = https://archive.org/details/origincertainpl00ganngoog | format = PDF | location = Washington, DC | publisher = Government Printing Office | lccn = 05000751}}
* {{Cite news|last=Hite|first=Alice|date=January 15, 1997|title=Gypsy calles Abbeville home|newspaper =The Index-Journal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=23864938&fcfToken=4234484d376a3031524b4442364570456b652b37786b6d452b6c5a45472f38726d306a76696e49735a452b624950797650306a595762465451553373756b6a69 |access-date=January 29, 2019 |url-access=subscription}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor-last = Hoiberg | editor-first = Dale H. | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica | title = Abbeville | edition = 15th | year = 2010 | publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. | volume = 1: A-ak Bayes | location = Chicago, IL | isbn = 978-1-5933-9837-8 | lccn = 2008934270 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency }}
* {{cite encyclopedia | editor-last = Johnston | editor-first = Bernard | encyclopedia = Collier's Encyclopedia | title = Abbeville | edition = 1st | year = 1997 | publisher = P. F. Collier | volume = I: A to Ameland | location = New York, NY | lccn = 96084127}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kitchiner |first=William |year=1831 |title=The Cook's Oracle|location=London |publisher=Robert Cadell, Edinburgh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wJ5hAAAAcAAJ&q=gipsy+cake&pg=PA474}}
* {{cite web | last = Lietz | first = Joshua | year = 2015 | url = http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/South-Carolina/Abbeville/map | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160207163335/http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/South-Carolina/Abbeville/map | url-status = usurped | archive-date = February 7, 2016 | website = Tornado History Project | title = Tornadoes in Abbeville County, South Carolina | access-date = May 10, 2015}}
* {{cite book | editor1-last = Ragsdale | editor1-first = Bruce A. | editor2-last = Jacob | editor2-first = Kathryn Allamong | editor3-last = Nystrom | editor3-first = Duane | title = Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: 1774-1989 | year = 1989 | publisher = United States Government Printing Office | location = Washington, DC | lccn = 88600335 | edition = Bicentennial}}
* {{cite book |last=Schweninger |first=Loren |year=1990 |title=Black Property Owners in the South, 1790-1915 |publisher=University of Illinois Press |isbn=9780252066344 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TWbUJQ2ECmYC&pg=PA209 |access-date=November 5, 2019}}
* {{cite book | author1 = The Historic American Buildings Survey | author2 = Historic American Engineering Record | title = America Preserved: A Checklist of Historic Buildings, Structures, and Sites | url = https://archive.org/details/americapreserved00hist | year = 1995 | publisher = Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service | location = Washington, DC | isbn = 0-16-045255-4 | lccn = 94019453}}

==External links==
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{{Collier's poster|Abbeville (South Carolina)|Abbeville}}
* {{official website|http://www.abbevillecitysc.com}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151209063604/http://www.theabbevilleoperahouse.com/ Abbeville Opera House]}}
* [https://www.rootsandrecall.com/abbeville/ Abbeville history and images]

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