Places to Visit in S.C.

Find out about some of the places you can visit in different areas of our state...that are not all that far away! Enjoy your travels!

Old Powder Magazine | History of SC Slide Collection
Old Powder Magazine | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 7

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The "old powder magazine," built in 1703 as part of the northwest bastion of the city's original fortifications, was a storage area for arms as Charleston prepared for the Revolutionary War. Courtesy...
Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Fort Moultrie I | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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The heroic defense of the fort on Sullivan's Island from a determined attack in June 1776, by a British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker (see Sir Peter Parker) gave South Carolina its state symbol. The...
Major Stede Bonnet | History of SC Slide Collection
Major Stede Bonnet | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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The Pirate Stede Bonnet is one of the more colorful characters in South Carolina history. In the early 18th century there was sometimes very little difference between legal piracy--the licensing of...