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Secession Hill, just east of modern-day Secession Street in 
Today, Secession Hill is owned by the Columbia-based Southern Culture Centre, which plans to develop the site into a park.
Secession Hill - Abbeville, South Carolina
A Southern Culture Centre Web site detailing restoration efforts and plans for developing a park at the Secession Hill site. South Carolina in the American Civil War {{US-hist-stub
Secession Hill, just east of modern-day Secession Street in Abbeville, South Carolina
Abbeville is a city and county seat of Abbeville County, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is located west of Columbia and south of Greenville. Its population was 5,237 at the 2010 census. Settled by French Huguenot settlers, it was ...
, is the site where local citizens gathered on November 22, 1860 to adopt the ordinance of South Carolina
)''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no)
, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
, LargestMetro = ...
's secession
Secession is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also from any organization, union or military alliance. Some of the most famous and significant secessions have been: the former Soviet republics le ...
from the Union
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. It was here that delegates to the December 17, 1860 secession convention in Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...
were selected.
Abbeville
Abbeville (, vls, Abbekerke, pcd, Advile) is a commune in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France.
It is the chef-lieu of one of the arrondissements of Somme. Located on the river Somme, it was the capital of ...
is nicknamed "the birthplace of the Confederacy", as the meeting on Secession Hill ultimately led to its formation.
There is an unknown Confederate
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soldier from Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
, anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama"
, image_map = Alabama in United States.svg
, seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Al ...
buried on Secession Hill.
Today, Secession Hill is owned by the Columbia-based Southern Culture Centre, which plans to develop the site into a park.
See also
*Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union
The South Carolina Declaration of Secession, formally known as the Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union, was a proclamation issued on December 24, 1860, by the governm ...
External links
Secession Hill - Abbeville, South Carolina
A Southern Culture Centre Web site detailing restoration efforts and plans for developing a park at the Secession Hill site. South Carolina in the American Civil War {{US-hist-stub