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  The area experiences four seasons without the snow, and enjoys sunshine the majority of the time. Share Email. Located on Scottswood Drive in Greenville.  

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However, this valley was also home to over Cherokee Indians at there capital, Keowee Village, on the banks of the Keowee River. It was once noted that in that Cherokees lived at the village consisting of men, women and children. The centerpiece of the village was a council house where social events and meetings took place. The council house was a doomed type structure held up by large timbers. This and other structures were usually located on higher ground since near the river there were always chances of it flooding.

The residences houses were normally located further away from the council house. These residences were built of a series of upright posts, clay and thatch. Normally, only one family would live in a home. It was believed the Cherokee would be a valuable to trade with so the Governor wanted to protect the interest of South Carolina. Because of this deep and interesting history extensive archaeological excavations were done at the site of Keowee Village and Fort Prince George in the 18 months prior to flooding the Keowee Valley.

It was discovered the fort included numerous buildings, a palisade, earthen walls and a dried out mote. The entire fort was excavated except for the mote area which only had some sampling. During the excavations three skeletons were found that were thought to be Native Americans.

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains with over , acres of undisturbed forests, and miles of shoreline you will be hard pressed to find any other like this any where else. She said alcohol and drug use on the lake is not permitted, but the company leaves enforcement up to the state Department of Natural Resources and local law enforcement.

According to a injury report from the state Department of Health and Environmental Control, there were 63 statewide drownings in , the latest year for which statistics were available. Swimming in a lake is very different from a pool, Danenhower said. Patel's death marked this year's first water-related death in Oconee County.

There were six last year, including three on Lake Keowee. A breakdown of Lake Keowee data shows that Fall Creek has seen the most deaths since while others have been scattered across Oconee County's side of the lake.

About 10 people die every day from accidental drownings in the U. South Carolina ranked 40th highest in the country for most drownings between and , according to DHEC's report. It happened in the Mile Creek area when a year-old man drowned while swimming. Pickens County recorded one death in Lake Hartwell in , a drowning in Lake Jocassee in , a death in the Saluda River in and another Lake Hartwell death in The other water-related death was in when a year-old man died of suicide in a non-specified lake in Pickens County, according to statistics from Coroner Kandy Kelley.

Statistics about water-related deaths on the Pickens County side prior to were not immediately available. Lake Keowee has a long history as a deadly body of water, and one spot is the worst.

Daniel J. Gross The Greenville News. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Lake Keowee has more deaths than other nearby bodies of water. Lake Keowee has had more deaths than other nearby bodies of water in recent years.