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Historic Site
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State/County Park | Historic House
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Battlefield | National Park
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Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
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Battlefield | State/County Park
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National Park | Historic Site
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South Carolina Storytellers
Exploring the history and stories of the American Revolution.
Explore History in South Carolina
We invite you to visit the preserved locations along the Liberty Trail and to immerse yourself
in the extraordinary events that determined the fate of a nation.
Historic Site | National Park
Mount Pleasant, SC
This park preserves the story of Charles Pinckney and his contributions to the U.S. Constitution, and of 18th century plantation life for free and enslaved people of Snee Farm inhabitants.
Battlefield | Historic Site
Summerton, SC
After an eight-day siege, this strategic outpost fell to the Americans, who used an ingenious structure called Maham’s Tower to fire down into the fort and trap the enemy.
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Mt Pleasant, SC
Boone Hall was influential in the history of South Carolina. Explore the house and grounds of this Colonial Plantation, as well as a live presentation of the Gullah Culture adapted by African slaves.
Battlefield | Historic Site
Camden, SC
A former British headquarters, explore the reconstructed Kershaw/Cornwallis House, British redoubts, and programs about colonial life.
Historic Site
Charleston, SC
Francis Salvador, the first Jewish person to die in the Revolutionary War, was a London-born pioneer who moved to South Carolina in 1773. A vocal supporter of independence, he became the first Jewish person to hold political office in the state. Known as the "Southern Paul Revere," Salvador warned of attacks during the war but tragically died in an ambush in 1776 at just 29 years old, leaving behind a legacy of courage and commitment to freedom.
Battlefield
Moncks Corner, SC
The Patriots Take Provisions and Prisoners in a Surprise Attack on a British Supply Depot.
Battlefield
Camden, SC
Patriot Leader Nathanael Greene Is repulsed but not defeated in his campaign to chase the British from the South Carolina backcountry
Historic Site
Charleston, SC
Completed in 1713, The Powder Magazine is South Carolina's oldest government building.
Battlefield |
Camden, SC
The Battle of Camden was a devastating defeat suffered by the Americans in the British military offensive in the South.
Historic Site
Moncks Corner, SC
Old Santee Canal Park hosts the Berkeley County Museum and Fort Fair Lawn, where in 1780, the British attacked the Patriot army stationed at Monck’s Corner.
Battlefield | National Park
Ninety Six, SC
The site of a 1775 battle and a critical outpost for the British after they captured Charleston in 1780, the colonial town of Ninety Six was also the setting of a 28-day siege in 1781.
Historic Site | Gardens & Grounds
Charlestown, SC
Middleton Place is America’s Oldest Landscaped Gardens and home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.