Stumphouse Tunnel, Walhalla, Oconee County
By Madeline Reilly, Hannah Meller, Patrick Chambrovich, Patience Kearse, and Kathryn Foster
Sources used include:
Shannon Farlow, Saving Stumphouse, SC Wildlife Magazine, 2011
Bryan Giezma, On the Uses of Slavery in Rethinking the Irish in the American South
Roger Grant, Railroads Past and Present
Jim Haughey, Tunnel Hill: An Irish Mining Community in the Western Carolinas
Kevin Kenney, Race, Violence, and Anti-Irish Sentiment in the Nineteenth Century
Arthur Mitchell, South Carolina Irish
Dierdre Moloney, Combatting 'Whiskey's Work' in the US Catholic Historian
Jeremiah O'Connell, Catholicity in the Carolinas and Georgia
Betty Plisco, The Rocky Road to Nowhere
Lowell Ross and Opal Bullington, St. Patrick's church at Tunnel Hill
Eugene Sloan, Scenic South Carolina
Dick Webb, Citizens to the Rescue: Stumphouse Saved!
1860 Census, articles from the Keowee Courier and Laurens Advisor
1868 Democratic Party Platform from Peters and Wooley, The American Presidency Project online
Clemson Blue Cheese from the Clemson university website
History, Legends, and Haunted Train Tunnel!? - Stumphouse Tunnel, Walhalla, SC - (My Experience)
Stumphouse Tunnel is rich with history. Legends of Irish workers shot dead by Confederate Soldiers and a story of a Native American Princess who jumped off a waterfall to escape her tribe, are just some of the examples of how rich the lore is here.
- This was my first time visiting Stumphouse Tunnel and I look forward to going again. There is much more research I need to do on the history of this place and the complicated issues surrounding the people who once lived there, but this video is about my first experience and what I know so far.
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EXPLORING STUMPHOUSE TUNNEL AND TUNNEL HILL (we found the abandoned cemetery)
We went and checked out stumphouse tunnel in Tunnel Hill we finally found the cemetery that everybody was telling me about I hope you guys enjoy the video please like And subscribe
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A Walk Through Stumphouse Tunnel - Long Version
A 3 minute point of view excursion of Stumphouse Tunnel, a popular destination for tourist visiting Oconee County S.C.
With interesting facts about the tunnel presented during the walk through.
#24 Stumphouse Mountain tunnel in Oconee County S.C..
This tunnel was built in the 1850’s by the Blue ridge railroad and wasn’t completed because of the start of the civil war. It’s kind of neat to check out and it’s open to the public. Unlike the abandoned gold mines that I usually find that are hidden in the woods. Please like and subscribe to our channel. We are always looking for new places to explore. Thanks.
Stumphouse Tunnel & Issaqueena Falls!!!Oconee State Park Hike! Walhalla & OCONEE, SOUTH CAROLINA
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The Palmetto Trail: Bermland at Stumphouse
This sick crew took a quick cool down after the Revival Jam at Hilltop Bike Park in Mountain Rest; up the street at Stumphouse. The Palmetto Trail section above Isaqueena Falls is filled with innumerable berms to slash and rollers to mash. Thanks Hayden for all of your hard work and dedication to building the best trails around!
Exploring Abandoned Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel in Oconee County, SC
The Stumphouse Tunnel is located in Oconee County, South Carolina. The railroad project was eventually shut down. Now, the tunnel remains empty and abandoned. Unfortunately, we were unable to get in too deep.
Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park, Walhalla, SC
Located in Walhalla, Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park is a state-of-the-art mountain biking facility and the only such recreational facility open to the public in Upstate, SC. Have you biked the mountain yet? stumphousepark.com
A short walk through Stumphouse Tunnel
A 30 sec. point of view excursion of Stumphouse Tunnel, a popular destination for tourist visiting Oconee County S.C.
Abandoned - Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel South Carolina
A creepy and abandoned railroad tunnel in the South Carolina woods.
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A Frightening Journey to Stumphouse Tunnel.
After being routed from Isaqueena Falls by big-mouthed louts, I scurried over to nearby Stumphouse Tunnel to visit the historical site of an abandoned railway tunnel through the mountain that was abandoned first by the violence of the US Civil War, and then by failed financing. It sits today, dark and vacant, almost two thousand feet drilled into the unyielding stone of the southern Appalachians.
Perhaps, though, it is not quite so vacant as one may assume.
Stump House Tunnel Mountain Bike Park, Wallhalla SC
Welcome back to the channel! I had the day off and had been talking about checking this place out. It was well worth it. This trail system is so RAD! Enjoy the video.
Brand New Mile Long Flow Trail! - Stumphouse Tunnel Mountain Bike Park - Walhalla, SC
Mountain bike trails can be broken down into two varieties... like peanut butter! Smooth or chunky... What's your favorite?
Today we travel to Walhalla, SC to check out some truly dialed dirt at Stumphouse Mountain Bike Parks newest black diamond flow trail!
Thanks to Dialeddirt on IG for spreading the word and building an amazing trail! Genius with a shovel!
Shout out to Claudio (ClaudioTafolla on IG) and Karl (Kking781 on IG) for helping film and just being rad dudes in general!
Stumphouse Tunnel ::: Lickage.com
Our Very first Lickage.com video. Bad quality and low frame rate but soon we will be going HD! Lick is of a rail car at historic national park located in Walhalla, South Carolina.
Stumphouse MTB Park
This time I'm riding at Stumphouse Mountain Bike Park in Walhalla, SC. This trail system is filled with fun, fast, flowy downhill sections that are perfect for all skill levels.
Thank you to Palmetto Conservation Foundation and the city of Walhalla, SC for putting this state of the art MTB park together. If you're in the area, drop in...literally!
Saving Stumphouse
In 2007, Frank Holleman was at the forefront of a successful community effort to protect Stumphouse Mountain and Issaqueena Falls in Oconee County, SC. In 2009 at Stumphouse Tunnel, Mr. Holleman spoke to the Upstate Master Naturalist Class of '09, sharing many details of those efforts that led to the property's ultimate preservation.
Yellow Branch Falls - Stumphouse Tunnel - Blueridge Railroad Hike 11 3 15
Our hike of the week near Walhalla, SC on the Yellow Branch Falls Trail, Stumphouise Tunnel, Issaqueena Falls and the Blueridge Railroad Trail.
Stumphouse Tunnel Park and Issaqueena Falls
great time with my little explorer.
here is a link to the location.
Stumphouse Tunnel Mountain Bike Park - MTB South Carolina
Here are some clips of me riding at Stumphouse Tunnel