South Carolina: South Carolina Heritage Corridor
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Built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, the "Old Rock Building" was constructed from rock found at nearby historic Stumphouse Tunnel. The building is owned by Oconee County. Before becoming the home to the Oconee Veteran's Museum, this building ho…
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God's Acre By tradition, Healing Springs got its name during the Revolutionary War. In 1781 after a bloody battle at nearby Windy Hill Creek, four wounded Tories sent inland from Charleston by General Banastre "The Butcher" Tarleton were left in the care of…
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Fort Hill plantation, home of John C. Calhoun and later Thomas Green Clemson, enjoys a rich history with Clemson University, the state of South Carolina and the United States.
John C. Calhoun, former U.S. House of Representative and Secretary of war, ser…
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Hopewell Plantation was home to Revolutionary War General Andrew Pickens and his wife, Rebecca Calhoun Pickens. On July 16, 1785, Pickens acquired a grant of 573 acres on the Seneca River. By August 1, 1785, Pickens received an additional 560 acres that adj…
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The Hopewell Treaties were the first formal treaties after the battles between the United States and the Southern Native American tribes. Gen. Andrew Pickens, also known as "Skyagunsta" or "Border Wizard Owl," negotiated the treaties with Benjamin Hawkins, …
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Life in AikenThe coming of the railroad was a major factorin the birth of Aiken. The all-important cottoncrop and Graniteville fabrics could get to market.Add to life in Aiken a lady lonesome for herwealthy friends up North and you have the beginning of the…
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The Hanover House was built in 1716 in Berkeley County, S.C. for French Huguenot Paul de St. Julien. St. Julien honored his French heritage in the mortar of one chimney by inscribing "Pue a Pue" from the French proverb "Little by Little the bird builds its …
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Located along the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the history of Oconee County dates back to when the area was predominately inhabited by the Cherokee.
Following the American Revolution, and after settlement increased in South Carolina's Upstate, Germa…
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Overlooking the Sampit River, theKaminski House Museum is pre-Revolutionary War and one of over 60antebellum landmarks in the GeorgetownHistoric District. The house was built byPaul Trapier, a prominent local merchant,concidered to be one of the wealthiestc…
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Here on the old stage coach road connectingCharleston to Savannah, the Anglican Pon Pon Chapel of Ease served the Jacksonborough community for many years. The parish of St.Bartholomew's was established in 1706, however its first minister, the Reverend Natha…