South Carolina

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site


Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
c/o Fort Sumter National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island, SC 29482-9748

Phone: 843-881-5516

Charles Pinckney, 1757-1824, fought in the Revolutionary War and became one of the principal framers of the Constitution. He served as Governor of South Carolina and as a member of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and was President Thomas Jefferson's minister to Spain. Part of his Snee Farm is preserved here. UNDERGOING RESTORATION.

Congaree National Park


Congaree National Park
100 National Park Road
Hopkins, SC 29061-9118

Phone: 803-776-4396

This park protects the last significant tract of southern bottomland hardwood forest in the United States. It is home to a rich diversity of plant and animal species associated with an alluvial floodplain. Several national and state record trees are located in the park.

Cowpens National Battlefield


Cowpens National Battlefield
P.O. Box 308
Chesnee, SC 29323-0308

Brig. Gen. Daniel Morgan won a decisive Revolutionary War victory here over British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton on Jan. 17, 1781.

Fort Sumter National Monument


Fort Sumter National Monument
1214 Middle Street
Sullivans Island, SC 29482-9748

The first engagement of the Civil War took place here on April 12, 1861. The park also embraces Fort Moultrie, scene of the patriot victory of June 28, 1776--one of the early defeats of the British in the Revolutionary War. Together the forts reflect 171 years of seacoast defense.

Kings Mountain National Military Park


Kings Mountain National Military Park
2625 Park Road
Blacksburg, SC 29702

Phone: 864-936-7921

American frontiersmen defeated the British here on Oct. 7, 1780, at a critical point during the American Revolution.

Ninety Six National Historic Site


Ninety Six National Historic Site
P.O. Box 496
Ninety Six, SC 29666-0496

Phone: 864-543-4068

This important colonial backcountry trading village is the scene of Nathanael Greene's siege in 1781. The site contains earthwork embankments of a 1781 fortification, the remains of two historic villages, a colonial plantation complex, and numerous prehistoric sites.

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