National Historic Landmark-South Carolina State House

National Historic Landmark- South Carolina State House

Begun in 1851 and completed in 1907, this fine example of Neoclassical architecture demonstrates the disruptive effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras on Southern development.

Here, between 1869 and 1874, the ...

First Medical College of South Carolina Site

On this site stood the first

building of the Medical

College of South Carolina

founded December 1823 by

The Medical Society of

South Carolina

Marker is on Queen Street near Franklin Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

South Carolina / North Carolina

South Carolina

Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663, it was first settled by the English in 1670. One of the 13 original states.

North Carolina

Colonized, 1585-87, b first English settlers in America; permanently settled C. 1650; ...

2nd Regiment South Carolina Infantry

2nd Regiment South Carolina Infantry

Commander

Lt. Col. Franklin Gaillard.

Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road.

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Fort Pickens - South Carolina

This stone

marks the place

where, in 1767,

Gen. Andrew Pickens

built a

Block House

as a place of refuge

against the Indians.

It was used as a fort

during the

Revolutionary War

and was known as

Fort Pickens.

Marker ...

South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company

Original Track Location

Began first successful scheduled steam railroad service in America on December 25, 1830, and by 1833 its 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg made it the world’s longest railroad. Now part of Southern Railway System.

Marker is ...

South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company

Original Track Location

Began first successful scheduled steam railroad service in America on December 25, 1830, and by 1833

its 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg made it the world’s longest railroad.

Now part of the Southern Railway System.

Marker ...

South Carolina’s Third Oldest City

Founded in 1729, Georgetown is the third oldest city in South Carolina and was named for George, Prince of Wales, who later became King George II. Settled by migrating families from Charleston, the colonial residents made their livelihood as traders, ...

Boiling Springs, South Carolina

This bubbling spring gave the community of Boiling Springs its name. Earliest records indicate settlement in the area began around this site in the mid-1700s. Prior to that trappers stopped here as they traveled the Piedmont en route from the ...

4th South Carolina Infantry

July 21, 1861

6:30 a.m.

7th Brigade (Evans)

Army of the Potomac (Beauregard), CSA

4th South Carolina Infantry

Col. J.B.E. Sloan

"Just before day on Sunday morning those of us on post nearest the Warrenton Turnpike heard the enemy approaching. We gave the alarm, and in ...