Grade(s): 1
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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The State House, from an 1855 stereoscopic print. The original State House of 1794 had deteriorated so badly by 1850 that Governor Seabrook was afraid the state's records were no longer safe there...
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The three flags of the South Carolina State House at half-mast after the "Challenger" space shuttle explosion. Taken January 29, 1986. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.
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The present South Carolina State Flag, adopted in 1861. Courtesy of Fort Moultrie National Park.
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The South Carolina State Seal. The shield on the left displays the palmetto tree, adopted as a state symbol after the palmetto logs (of which the fort on Sullivan's Island was built) successfully...
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From West Africa During the late 1600s, English settlers in the new colonies needed more workers to farm thousands of acres of land on Sea Island plantations. Although some of the workers were Native...
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Martha Schofield was a young Quaker woman from Pennsylvania who wanted to do something to help newly freed African Americans after the Civil War. With her life savings of $468, she went to St. Helena...
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The Willcox Hotel, located in Aiken, South Carolina was built in the late 19th century for Yankees seeking warmth. Closely located to downtown Aiken and Hitchcock Woods, the hotel embodies the history...
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Rosemary Inn Bed and Breakfast is the former home of James U. Jackson, the founder of North Augusta, S.C. Once called Rosemary Hall, the Inn not only offers guests spacious rooms and breakfast but a...
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Originally built as a farmhouse in the 1800s, Joye Cottage is now a sixty room mansion located in beautiful Aiken, South Carolina. Personally owned by Steven Naifeh and Gregory Smith, both Pulitzer...
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Aiken's equine Industry is stemmed in history and the fabric of what Aiken has become over the years...the Mecca for people who love horses!