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Revision as of 22:32, 1 June 2024
Cedar Falls Park is a 90-acre recreation area in Upstate South Carolina where the Reedy River widens to 200 feet, cascading over rocks and boulders. The park is maintained by Greenville County Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.[1]
Cedar Falls has local historical significance. Cherokee used the shoals as a hunting campsite and a ford across the river. In the early 19th century, pioneer Hudson Berry (1752-1840) acquired and expanded a dam to power a sawmill, grist mill, textile mill, and cotton gin.[2] In 1910, a larger dam was built to provide electricity for Fork Shoals Mill. Though this dam was torn down in 1950, remains of both structures are visible.[3]
The park has 2.2 miles of paved and unpaved trails for hiking, biking, and horseback riding, restrooms, a small picnic shelter, a playground, and a sand volleyball court.[4]
References
- ^ [Greenville Rec website https://greenvillerec.com/parks/cedar-falls/]
- ^ [Lloyd E. Berry, Hudson Berry and His Descendants (Pelzer, South Carolina: The Berry-Gaines-Harrison Reunion, 1956) https://archive.org/stream/hudsonberryhisde00berr/hudsonberryhisde00berr_djvu.txt]
- ^ Sherry Jackson, Five-Start Trails South Carolina Upstate: Your Guide to the Area’s Most Beautiful Hikes (Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press, 2013), 117.
- ^ [VisitGreenvilleSC https://www.visitgreenvillesc.com/listing/cedar-falls-park/6442/]