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The Battle of King’s Mountain
On October 7, 1780, one of the most significant battles of the American Revolution was fought in the northwest corner of York County, SC. British Major Patrick Ferguson, inspector general of militia in South Carolina, had been recruiting large numbers of loyalists in...
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The Battle of King’s Mountain
On October 7, 1780, one of the most significant battles of the American Revolution was fought in the northwest corner...
A Living Witness to the Revolution
Imagine standing beside a tree that was already growing when American and British forces fought for the future of a...
SC250 Vice Chair Bill Davies Receives Order of the Palmetto
William S. “Bill” Davies, Jr., Vice Chairman of the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission...
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...
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