People in Oconee County are celebrating the second anniversary of saving Stumphouse.
It's part of a thousand acre parcel of land that was going to be sold to developers until the community and conservation groups rallied, raising money to save it back in 2007.
The land includes the Issaqueena Falls and the Stumphouse Tunnel.
The tunnel was carved through rock without machinery before the civil war, for a train track planned to connect Charleston and Knoxville, TN.
Money for the train and the tunnel dried up during the war and it was never finished.
Today, visitors say it would have been a shame for the area to become a gated community.
"Oh, I hate the idea. This is wonderful that it's being preserved," said Karen Michniak, from Ohio.
"It would have been a shame because it's so beautiful," said Kelly Prasade, from Pennsylvania.
Millions of dollars was raised to make the entire thousand acre section of land a conservation easement, meaning it can never be developed.
To celebrate the anniversary of saving Stumphouse, officials are holding a remembrance event this Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to bring a dish to share.
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