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Ellicott Rock

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From the record

“Ellicott's Rock is a survey marker placed in 1811 by Andrew Ellicott as part of his survey to resolve the boundary dispute between the U.S. states of Georgia and North Carolina.”

Wikipedia article Ellicott's Rock, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 24 National Register listings published here for Oconee County · listed in 1973 · category: Object.

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

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 object as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. N of Walhalla off SC 107, Walhalla, 29664
  • When was it listed? July 1973
  • Category. object
  • Census division. Mountain Rest
  • National Register reference number. 73001722 - 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

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Ellicott Rock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,716 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 21 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
Debris and open burning24
Arson/incendiarism21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
16 September 1999Power generation/transmission/distribution30 acresNational Forests in North CarolinaWALKING STICK
12 September 2002Debris and open burning2.4 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestCLIFF
10 September 2002Debris and open burning60 acresNational Forests in North CarolinaROCK HOUSE
6 August 2008Natural7.0 acresNational Forests in North CarolinaWILSON GAP
24 August 2007Natural5.0 acresNational Forests in North CarolinaWHITE SIDE
23 August 1999Naturalunder an acreNorth Carolina Forest ServiceCHASTAIN VALLEY
8 July 1993Natural1,050 acresChattahoochee-Oconee National ForestBIG MOUNTAIN
31 July 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorth Carolina Forest ServiceWHITESIDESIDE COVE # 2

Every fire recorded in Oconee County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Ellicott Rock: 15 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Asbestos, Gold, Marble, Dimension, Corundum, Asbestos. 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
Ducktown DistrictLead, Sulfur, Iron, Copper, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Nickel, CobaltProducer1843, 1847
Jennings No. 2 Asbestos MineCorundum, AsbestosPast Producer1950
Jennings No. 2 Asbestos MineCorundumPast Producer
Marble ProspectMarble, DimensionProspect
Ammons Branch MineGoldPast Producer
Ammons Branch MineGoldPast Producer
Ammons Branch PlacerGoldOccurrenceGold
Hedden Placer MineGoldPast ProducerStream Placer
Hedden Placer MineGoldPast Producer
Kuhtman MineGoldUnknownVein

Every working recorded in Oconee County

Storms near this property

60 of 91 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walhalla, the town this property stands in, in 91 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 49 thunderstorm wind, 35 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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
January 1995Thunderstorm WindWalhalla1 hurt, $5,000no account filed
February 1997Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$130,000no account filed
June 2006Flash FloodWalhalla$25,000Levi Lane, Debra Lane, and Seed Farm Road were all washed out, and numerous other roads were closed due to flooding, mainly in areas from Walhalla south to between Seneca and Westminster. Most of the flooding was due to poor drainage, but some of it was likely due to flooding streams. Closed roads included E Halfway Branch, Antebellum, Avondale, Mauldin Mill, Sertoma Field, and Camp.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$25,000Trees were blown down in the Lake Keowee area. A number of homes were damaged by falling trees.
September 2022Flash FloodWalhalla$10,000Multiple sources reported flash flooding developed over western Oconee County after 4 to 7 inches of rain fell in around 6 hours. Impacts were generally limited to inundated roads, including Stribling Shoals Rd and Coffee Rd at the confluence of White Fork and Coneross Creeks. The Chauga River and Ramsey Creek caused significant flooding of Chau Ram Park and Ramsey Creek Rd. Multiple roads were reported flooded and closed closer to Westminster, including Clearmont Rd, which was inundated by Colonels Fork Creek.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$10,000Multiple trees were blown down in the Walhalla area, with one tree on a house.
January 1995Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$10,000no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$5,000no account filed
September 2004Tornado (F0)Walhalla$2,000This weak tornado blew down numerous trees and power lines along its 5-mile track.
April 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$1,000A tree was blown down on Main St, bringing down a power line that fell on a vehicle, briefly trapping an occupant.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$1,000A few trees and powerlines were blown down.
February 1998Thunderstorm WindWalhalla$300no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Law enforcement reported a few trees blown down west of Walhalla.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported trees blown down at Church St and West Union Rd.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Law enforcement reported a few trees blown down between Walhalla and Westminster.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported trees blown down in the Walhalla area.
April 2022HailWalhalla-Sheriff deputy reported quarter size hail near Walhalla.
September 2022FloodWalhalla-Although heavy rain tapered off across Oconee County during the late morning, flooding due to the overnight and early morning rainfall persisted into the early afternoon before receding.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported a few trees blown down on South Tugaloo St.
August 2018HailWalhalla-Public reported (via Social Media) penny size hail in the Walhalla area.
May 2017Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-FD reported a few trees and powerlines blown down off Highway 183 near Walhalla.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported a tree blown down near Mountain Rest and another tree down near downtown Walhalla.
May 2016HailWalhalla-Public reported (via social media) quarter size hail on Sertoma Field.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-HAM Radio operator reported multiple power lines blown down across Oconee County, from north of Walhalla to the Westminster area.
April 2015HailWalhalla-Spotters reported penny to quarter size hail in the Walhalla area.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down on South Laurel St.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-County comms reported a tree blown down in Walhalla and another tree down on Adams Sullivan Rd (2 SW).
June 2014HailWalhalla-Spotter reported larger than golf ball size hail.
June 2014HailWalhalla-Public reported quarter size hail.
August 2013HailWalhalla-Up to quarter size hail was reported in the Walhalla area.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A few trees and power lines were blown down to the north of Walhalla, including on Rocky Noll Road at Lusk Road and Marino Lane.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in the Walhalla area.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees were blown down, with one tree on a mobile home near Salem.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A few trees were blown down in the Walhalla area.
May 2011HailWalhalla-Dime to nickel size hail fell at the intersection of Hesse Highway and Rock Crusher Rd.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees were blown down in the Walhalla area.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees were blown down in and around Walhalla.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down from the west side of Walhalla to the downtown area. One tree was blown onto a home near Muller Rd and Coffee Rd.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees were blown down on Unity Church Rd.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees blown down in the Walhalla area.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A couple trees blown down.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees down and a power outage off highway 188 around Lake Keowee.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees down.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees down across the county, with most of the damage concentrated along highway 183.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Numerous trees were blown down.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees were blown down, and the tops were sheared out of several other trees in a small section of Oconee State Park. One tree fell through a tent, narrowly missing its occupants.
August 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Several trees were blown down. There were also sporadic power outages throughout the county.
November 2004Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Trees blown down in the Friendship Community on Campbell Bridge Rd.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A couple of trees were blown down.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Some trees were blown down along Highway 11.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-A tree and several large limbs were blown down in and around Walhalla.
June 2001HailWalhalla-Storm spotter reported golfball-sized hail.
July 2001Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-Numerous trees and power lines down around Keowee Key, and as far west as West Union. One person was trapped in a car by a fallen tree. At least 100 trees were knocked down onto roads, and another 100 on private property.
July 2001HailWalhalla-Quarter-sized hail reported just outside Walhalla.
April 2012HailWalhalla-no account filed
March 2012HailWalhalla-no account filed
June 2008HailWalhalla-no account filed
June 2007HailWalhalla-no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindWalhalla-no account filed
July 2006HailWalhalla-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

1 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
Russell House7.3 miles1988

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 73001722 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.