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Why South Carolina’s 250th Is Just Beginning: The Next Chapter Begins Now
If you attended a Carolina Days event earlier this summer, you may be wondering what comes next. Between June 26 and July 5, communities across South Carolina hosted more than 130 events celebrating our state's pivotal role in the American Revolution. From battlefield...
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Beneath Our Feet: The Cherokee Wars and South Carolina’s Revolutionary Story
Thousands of people hike the trails at Table Rock State Park every year. Others cheer on the Tigers in Clemson, paddle...
Remembering Those Who Gave Everything
Memorial Day is more than the unofficial start of summer. It is a sacred day of remembrance. Across South Carolina and...
Rooted in Freedom: The Enduring Legacy of Liberty Trees
The white oaks of the Upstate, the cabbage palmettos of the Lowcountry, and the bald cypress of the swamps in the Pee...
Poetry and the American Revolution: A Story Beyond the Battlefield
“At Eutaw Springs the valiant died; Their limbs with dust are covered o’er… How many heroes are no more!” South...
Remember the Ladies: Women of the American Revolution in South Carolina
“Remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.” When Abigail Adams wrote these...
Volume III of The Francis Marion Papers Released — Completing a Landmark Project
The South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commissions (SC250), in collaboration with the Battleground...
Restoring Voices to the Revolutionary Story
Imagine choosing to spend the night in a space no larger than a tool shed. Simple wooden walls, no insulation, the air...
Theodosia Burr Alston: A South Carolina Love Story
February invites us to reflect on love in many ways. That includes not only grand romances, but also the quieter,...
Slave Manumissions in Revolutionary Era South Carolina
To understand the American Revolution in South Carolina, we must also understand the experiences of enslaved and free...
Remembering Watt and the Enslaved Community at Brattonsville
The story of the American Revolution in South Carolina includes the lives of enslaved African Americans whose labor,...
Kate Barry: Courage on Horseback at Cowpens
Two hundred forty five years ago this week, the course of the American Revolution shifted in the South Carolina...
Dicey Langston: A Revolutionary Story Still Inspiring New Generations
One of the most powerful stories of the American Revolution in South Carolina is not about a general or a battle. It...
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