The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Abbeville, S. C.

ABBEVILLE, S. C., county seat of Abbeville County; on the Southern and Seaboard A. L. railways; 105 miles west of Columbia. It is in a rich cotton-growing region; is noted for its fine climate, which makes it a popular resort for Northern invalids, and has a national bank, excellent public schools, several large manufactories connected with the cotton industry, railroad repair shops, flour and seed mills, brickyards, etc. Property valuation over $500,000; bonded debt less than $55,000. Pop. (1910) 4,459; (1917) 5,000.