Beloved local historian and writer Chastain dies at age 73

By Jason Evans
Staff Reporter
jevans@thepccourier.com

PICKENS — The Upstate recently lost an advocate for the protection of its natural beauty and a deep repository of its history.

A man the Greenville News once called “a modern-day Daniel Boone,” Dennis Chastain died on Friday, Nov. 21. He was 73.

In February 2019, Upstate Forever bestowed the Extraordinary Achievement Award upon Chastain.

The Extraordinary Achievement Award recognizes an individual who, through dedication and leadership, has made an extraordinary contribution to conservation and/or sustainable growth in the Upstate.

Chastain’s award recognized him for than

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