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The People of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Although today, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is an uninhabited wilderness, when the land was being purchased in the 1920s…

9 years ago

Crossing the Proclamation Line

In 1763 the British set a line along the Appalacian Mountains, to the Wes of which was Indian territory into…

9 years ago

South Carolina Tour Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZm_ihCeEHs You may enjoy this fun glimpse into this years tour of South Carolina. Stay tuned for our plans for…

9 years ago

How Charles Pinckney Honored His Father

If you visit the home of Charles Pinckney, you will find no monument commemorating his achievements as signer of the…

10 years ago

Governor Aiken’s Bookcases 

Bookcases in the the library of Aiken, the 19th century governor of South Carolina.

10 years ago

The Horse Stables at the Aiken-Rhett House

The horse stables at the Aiken-Rhett House. Aiken was Governor of South Carolina and one of the richest men in…

10 years ago

George Dixon’s Gold Coin

For many years there was a story told about Lt. George Dixon and a special gold coin... The story goes…

10 years ago

McLeod Plantation

This plantation is on James Island, very close to where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. The…

10 years ago

Why did the H. L. Hunley Sink?

The big mystery of the H. L. Hunley, the first successful military submarine, is why it sunk and how the crew…

10 years ago

The H. L. Hunley

The third, and most sophisticated submarine that one group of Confederates built was named after one of the builders -…

10 years ago