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Walter Edgar shares one of his favorite stories from the Ninety-Six and Spartan district area: the story of Jane Black Thomas. Her bravery paved the way for the Spartan regiment being able to ambush...
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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the national park service’s efforts in creating their “Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” park grouping.
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Aerial view of the Lancaster Mill of Springs Industries, in Lancaster, August 1946. The community of Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County, named for the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, home of...
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“E” is for Eutaw Springs, Battle of [September 8 1781]. The Battle of Eutaw Springs was the last major engagement in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. In the bloody encounter, some two...
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The Cornwallis House in Camden was the headquarters of Cornwallis for the winter the British troops remained there during the Revolutionary War in an attempt to pacify the South Carolina backcountry....
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The Old Stone Church, located two miles southeast of Clemson University, is one of the historic landmarks of the upper South Carolina. It was built of native building materials in a vernacular style...
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"The Monument of DeKalb who fell fighting bravely in defense of the rights of man on the plains of Camden, SC, August 16th, 1780. Erected in the town of Camden. Front of the Presbyterian Church: the...
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Musgrove Mill State Historic Site is the site of the August 19, 1780 Battle of Musgrove's Mill. A small band of about 200 American militiamen, defeated a larger, combined force of Loyalist militia as...
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This lesson is a brief survey of the art, architecture, literature and theatre of South Carolina. It opens with a series of skits where "comedic characters" "put down" South Carolina's interest in...
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This historical marker was erected at Brattonsville by the York County Historical Commission in 1960. * Please note that more is known today about the history of the Bratton family than was known in...