Abbeville was established by French Huguenots in 1764, at a site named by John de la Howe. It was incorporated in 1840. Famed states' rights advocate and Vice President John C. Calhoun first practiced law in Abbeville, and he was born on a farm on the outskirts in what is now Mt.
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The modern town was founded in 1790 by Scotch-Irish settlers and the unusual name attributed to the Associate Reformed Presbyterian “Church of Due West Corner”.
Formerly called La Chapelle, the land that was to become Abbeville was purchased by founding father Père Antoine Désiré Mégret, a Capuchin missionary, ...
Among the city's numerous historical sites is the Abbeville Opera House, which has been restored to its 1908 glory and continues to produce shows. The Abbeville ...
During the 1970s and 1980s the town became best known for the restoration of its public square and opera house, which attracted tourists to peruse Abbeville's ...