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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…

8 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…

8 years ago

Governor Aiken’s Bookcases 

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

8 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…

8 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…

8 years ago

McLeod Plantation

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

8 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…

8 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 -…

8 years ago

The Pioneer

Today we are visiting the museum of the first submarine to ever sink a ship... The Hunley. Horace Hunley was…

8 years ago

Lowell Mason

This majestic building was the church of organist Lowell Mason. He served here for many years in the mid 1800's.…

8 years ago