Pendleton District, South Carolina

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Pendleton District, South Carolina was a former administrative district in the northwestern part of the state that encompassed frontier settlements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Pendleton District, South Carolina canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative district
historic region
associatedWithEvent post-Revolutionary War settlement of Upcountry South Carolina
associatedWithIndigenousPeople Cherokee NERFINISHED
associatedWithRiver Keowee River NERFINISHED
Savannah River NERFINISHED
Seneca River NERFINISHED
borderedBy Georgia NERFINISHED
North Carolina NERFINISHED
containsHistoricalArea part of present-day Oconee County, South Carolina
present-day Anderson County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
present-day Pickens County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
encompassed frontier settlements
formedFrom Cherokee lands ceded to South Carolina
governmentType county-level district government
hasCapital Pendleton, South Carolina NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance development of Upcountry South Carolina
historicalStatus defunct administrative division
jurisdictionOver settlers in northwestern South Carolina
locatedIn South Carolina
locatedInHistoricalContext American frontier
locatedInRegion northwestern South Carolina
namedAfter Pendleton, South Carolina NERFINISHED
partOf American South frontier regions
South Carolina judicial districts system
Upcountry South Carolina NERFINISHED
predecessor Pendleton County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
successor Anderson District, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Pickens District, South Carolina NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
usedFor judicial organization
local administration
tax collection

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Benjamin Cleveland deathPlace Pendleton District, South Carolina
Thomas J. Rusk placeOfBirth Pendleton District, South Carolina