The stories of Oconee County, SC
8 narrated audio stories from across Oconee County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Issaqueena Falls
Where the Legend Meets the Tunnel
A waterfall, a railroad ruin, and the story visitors remember.
Lake Jocassee
Where a Drowned Valley Became Trout Water
A flooded mountain valley became an unlikely South Carolina fishing legend.
Oconee County
A German Mountain Town by Design
How Walhalla was built to carry a German identity into the South Carolina foothills.
Stumphouse Tunnel
The Railroad That Stopped Inside the Mountain
An unfinished tunnel holds the ambition of a mountain-crossing railroad.
Stumphouse Tunnel Park
The Tunnel That Missed the Train and Found the Cheese
A failed mountain railroad tunnel became an unlikely home for blue cheese.
Oconee County
When Reconstruction Drew Oconee County
How a new county emerged as South Carolina remade itself after the Civil War.
Chattooga River
Where the Chattooga Turns Serious
How a wild border river became a proving ground for whitewater.
Oconee Station State Historic Site
Where the Frontier Built for Necessity
A plain outpost reveals what survival demanded on South Carolina’s edge.
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