Mayucha, South Carolina

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A Map of Oconee County in 1911 that lists Mayucha. SC-Oconee-County-South-Carolina-1911-Map-Rand-McNally.jpg
A Map of Oconee County in 1911 that lists Mayucha.

Mayucha was a town that existed in what is now Oconee County, South Carolina, United States from 1850 to the early 1900s. [1] Not much is known about it and its exact location has become forgotten. There are legends about a lost goldmine in the area it once inhabited. It at one point had a post office.


  1. https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/oconee/id/908

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