Seneca, South Carolina Hotels

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Seneca is a city in Oconee County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,652 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Seneca Micropolitan Statistical Area (population 66,215 according to year 2000 estimates by the U.S. Census Bureau), an (MSA) which includes all of Oconee County and which is further included in the greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, South Carolina Combined Statistical Area (population 1,185,534 according to year 2005 U.S. Census Bureau estimates).

Places to Visit:
Lake Keowee - Constructed by Duke Power Company to generate hydroelectric power and to provide cooling water for the Oconee Nuclear Generating Station, Lake Keowee covers Keowee Town, site of the capital of the Lower Cherokee Nation. Keowee, meaning "Place of the Mulberries," was visited by Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto when he came through the area in 1540. 18,500 acres (75 km²) of water and a 300 mile (500 km) shoreline make the Lake Keowee area a popular place for boating, fishing, water-skiing, swimming, camping and picnicking.

Local Parks with Camping Facilities:
South Cove County Park, High Falls County Park, Devils Fork State Park, Oconee State Park, Lake Hartwell State Park, and Chau-Ram County Park

Colleges & Universities:
Clemson Univesity, Sounthern Wesleyan University, Tri-County Tech, Anderson University, Furman University, Greenville Tech, Bob Jones University, North Greenville University, and Limestone College.

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