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Walhalla

Walhalla

1850 –

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  • Title Walhalla
  • Coverage 1850 –
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  • Keywords carefully planned German settlement that became the seat of Oconee County, German Colonization Society, formed in Charleston by John A. Wagner, name, pronounced “Valhalla,” was taken from Norse mythology and means “Garden of the Gods.”, laid out on a ridge at the foot of Stumphouse Mountain, gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains,
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date December 22, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 26, 2022
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