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Photograph of Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College
Photograph by KudzuVine, Public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

From the record

“The Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College is a Faith Cabin Library built to serve the African American community in Seneca, South Carolina. It was built on the campus of the Seneca Junior College.”

Wikipedia article Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 24 National Register listings published here for Oconee County · listed in 2012 · category: Building.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 298 S. Poplar St., Seneca, 29678
  • When was it listed? November 2012
  • Category. building
  • Also known as. Faith Cabin Libraries in South Carolina 1932-ca.1960 MPS
  • Census division. Seneca
  • National Register reference number. 12000942 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

115 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College between 1992 and 2019, burning about 336 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined44
Debris and open burning33
Arson/incendiarism9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking6
Equipment and vehicle use4
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 2016Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
22 September 2001Railroad operations and maintenance2.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
12 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
1 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
9 August 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
3 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named
20 August 2007Debris and open burning1.5 acresSouth Carolina Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Oconee County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Faith Cabin Library at Seneca Junior College: 9 prospects, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Gold, Garnet. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Garnet ProspectGarnetProspect
Calhoun PlacerGoldPast Producer
Calhoun PlacerGoldUnknownPlacer
Cochran MineGoldPast Producer
Cochran PlacerGoldPast Producer1908
Pickens ProspectGoldUnknownVein
Pickens ProspectGoldProspect
Sloan PlacerGoldUnknownPlacer
Sloan ProspectGoldOccurrence
Amos L Honeycutt DepositMicaOccurrence

Every working recorded in Oconee County

Storms near this property

60 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Seneca, the town this property stands in, in 60 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 21 hail, 4 lightning, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2008LightningSeneca$500,000Lightning ignited a fire at a large home on Lake Keowee, causing extensive damage.
August 2004LightningSeneca$80,000Lightning ignited fires at 2 homes, causing significant damage to both.
March 1993Tornado (F0)Seneca$50,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindSeneca$25,000no account filed
September 1996Thunderstorm WindSeneca$10,000no account filed
April 2005Thunderstorm WindSeneca$5,000A 60 foot tree reported on a house with some structural damage in Seneca. Ham radio report of numerous trees down across southern Oconee County. Several roads were closed due to fallen trees. Newspaper reported 600 customers lost power.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindSeneca$1,000A tree was blown onto a car.
May 2002Thunderstorm WindSeneca$1,000Several trees and powerlines were blown down. A gust of 51 kts was measured by the ASOS at the Clemson-Oconee County Airport.
March 2025Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Public reported several trees blown down around the Seneca area.
May 2025HailSeneca-Public reported (via Social Media) quarter size hail in the Seneca area.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindSeneca-County comms reported a tree was blown down at the intersection of Campbell Bridge Rd and Wild Fern Rd and another tree down at Bent Tree Dr and Friendship Rd.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Emergency manager reported a few trees blown down in Seneca and vicinity.
June 2022HailSeneca-Media reported 3/4 inch hail.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Media reported multiple trees and power lines blown down on Highway 123 near Seneca.
June 2018HailSeneca-Public reported quarter size hail on Walnut St.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Public reported several trees and large limbs blown down along Highway 59 on the south side of Seneca. Spotter reported several large limbs down on the Anderson County border.
May 2013HailSeneca-Penny size hail was reported just south of Seneca.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Numerous trees were blown down in and around Seneca.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Several trees down at Oconee Point campground.
February 2007Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Trees down on S. Oak St.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Several trees blown down in Seneca, some on vehicles.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Two ultralights and an outbuilding damaged at Tokeena Air Park. Also, several large oak trees were blown down in the area.
May 2006HailSeneca-Golfball size hail reported near Lake Keowee.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Shingles blown off a roof and a tree blown down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Quite a few trees down in locations around Seneca and to the southeast of town.
June 2004Flash FloodSeneca-A creek overflowed its banks, flooding Meadowbrook Rd as well as numerous yards.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Wind equipment at the Clemson-Oconee County Airport measured a wind gust of 79 mph.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Some trees were blown down.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Several trees were blown down.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Numerous trees were blown down, some across roads.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindSeneca-Large trees, up to 30 inches in diameter and 40 feet tall, were blown down.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindSeneca-A large tree was blown across cars at the police station motor pool, causing a significant amount of damage to employees' cars.
April 2012HailSeneca-no account filed
June 2010HailSeneca-no account filed
June 2009HailSeneca-no account filed
June 2007HailSeneca-no account filed
May 2006HailSeneca-no account filed
May 2006HailSeneca-no account filed
May 2006HailSeneca-no account filed
July 2003HailSeneca-no account filed
July 2003HailSeneca-no account filed
August 2003HailSeneca-no account filed
September 2000Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
September 2000LightningSeneca-no account filed
May 1999HailSeneca-no account filed
April 1999Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
July 1999HailSeneca-no account filed
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
August 1997HailSeneca-no account filed
March 1997Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
January 1997Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
April 1997HailSeneca-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindSeneca-no account filed
April 1997HailSeneca-no account filed
March 1996LightningSeneca-no account filed
April 1994HailSeneca-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Oconee County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Seneca Cotton Mill4.1 miles2022
Newry Historic District4.1 miles1982
Ram Cat Alley Historic District5.2 miles2000
Seneca Historic District5.4 miles1974
Seneca Historic District (Boundary Increase)5.4 miles1987
Old Pickens Presbyterian Church7.7 miles1996

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 12000942 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Oconee CountyAll 24 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.