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Carolina Day Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Carolina Day Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

This photo gallery contains the following: The original Moultrie Flag - The precursor to the S.C. State Flag. Map of Fort Sullivan as it appeared on June 28, 1776 Map of Charleston Harbor during the...
 Carolina Day | History In A Nutshell 1
Carolina Day | History In A Nutshell
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Are you a South Carolinian looking for another reason to fire up the grill and celebrate in the month of June? This episode of History in a Nutshell explores the S.C. centric holiday known as...
 Apollo Recoveries: Introduction | "Chasing The Moon" Event
Apollo Recoveries: Introduction | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing, the South Carolina State Museum hosted a special screening of PBS' Chasing The Moon. During this event, South Carolina ETV, and Knowitall...
 Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 3 | Palmetto Heritage
Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 3 | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Thomas Sumter was determined to drive the British out from South Carolina. “The Fighting Gamecock” earned his moniker due to his tenacity in battle. A band of British assassins attempted to sneak into...
 Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 1 | Palmetto Heritage
Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 1 | Palmetto Heritage

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Hosts Ellen Rodillo-Fowler and Nathan Dawson guide viewers through this edition of Palmetto Heritage, which spotlights three significant South Carolina figures: Thomas Sumter (The Fighting Gamecock)...
 Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 2 | Palmetto Heritage
Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 2 | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

While the British tangled with Andrew Pickens in South Carolina’s upstate, Francis Marion’s patriots fought the British in the Pee Dee region. Marion was known as “The Swamp Fox” due to his effective...
 Behind The Scenes: Cowpens Blog (Southern Campaign)
Behind The Scenes: Cowpens Blog (Southern Campaign)

Video

Grades: 8

The ETV Endowment sponsored a series of tours of three different Southern Campaign battlefields of the American Revolution. With my being a history enthusiast, I was lucky to accompany Steve Folks...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 2

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Rod Andrew, Jr. discusses the Pickens family’s early history, their Scots-Irish roots, and their transition from Northern Ireland to settling in the back country of colonial South Carolina. Dr...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

With the fall of Charleston at the hands of the British in 1780, the patriot militia officers in the area (including Pickens) laid down their arms and signed a parole, which meant that the person...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 4

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Backcountry of S.C. had to deal with the fallout of the Cherokee War. Lawlessness was a big problem for the backcountry area, and Dr. Edgar and Dr. Andrew discuss the role of Andrew Pickens as a...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 5

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Attacks by the Cherokee still occurred in 1776, in backcountry S.C. It was during the Cherokee Campaigns where Andrew Pickens earned his reputation as an Indian fighter. The Catawba Indians allied...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 7

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

After the Revolutionary War, Pickens becomes known as the premiere negotiator with Native American Indians. Pickens, who originally established a reputation as an Indian fighter, emerges as a peace...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Andrew briefly talks about the lukewarm sentiment of those living in the backcountry of South Carolina during the early days of the American Revolution. He also talks about how Andrew Pickens got...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 1

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In this segment, Dr. Rod Andrew, Jr. talks with Dr. Edgar about writing his biography of Revolutionary War hero Col. Andrew Pickens: who he was, his life, and sources about him. Dr. Andrew also...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 9

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Dr. Edgar reads a letter from Pickens to “Lighthorse” Harry Lee, another Revolutionary War hero. Dr. Andrew follows by talking about Pickens’ legacy, and his place in both South Carolina, and United...
 Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens
Episode 8

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In his later years, Andrew Pickens tries to retire, but is called back into service with the War of 1812 on the horizon. In the interval between the American Revolution and the War of 1812, Pickens...