Grade(s): 3
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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Learn early South Carolina history at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Park. The site dates back to 1697 and was occupied by settlers until the 1780s. Colonial Dorchester has one of the best...
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Clovis artifacts are found across North America about 13,000 plus or minus 100 years ago. It's a remarkable cultural tradition. Where did the Clovis people come from? Archeology textbooks say the...
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As the archeologists dig, they're going back in time. Breaking through the plow zone at Topper, they find stone artifacts from the Woodland period, from around 1,000 AD all the way back to 1,000 BC...
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From the remains of stone tool manufacturing at Topper, scientists can piece together the marvelous technology that enabled Clovis hunters to kill huge animals. The tools were made from very It's a...
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In 1956 Bernard Baruch signed over all of Hobcaw Barony to his daughter, Belle. Belle died in 1964, leaving Hobcaw "for the purpose of teaching and/or research in forestry, marine biology, and the...
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"A Map of Eastern North America: From Florida to Chesapeake Bay" was drawn by John White after his 1585 expedition to the coast of North Carolina. Although White's maps of the Chesapeake, which he...
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The southeastern coast of the United States is dotted with many barrier islands -- long narrow strips of land that protect the salt marsh behind them and the land itself. In South Carolina, one of...
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Places are cultural artifacts that reflect a particular times or culture. They are central to our understanding of individual cultures and their histories. In this lesson students will examine how...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. The Prehistory of South Carolina is discussed in eight lessons: Native Americans in SC Animals in SC Language of...
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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in S.C. History. SC Geography is discussed in four lessons: Description of the Land of South Carolina 16th Century Travel...