U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.
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The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!
The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!

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

The Ninety-Six National Historic Site located in Greenwood, SC was the site of two battles in the American Revolution. This location figured prominently in the Southern Campaign in the American...
Fort Sumter's Flags | Curiosity Trek!
Fort Sumter's Flags | Curiosity Trek!

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

Visitors to Fort Sumter National Historical Park have claimed that ghostly faces can be seen in two of Fort Sumter's original battle flags. Nobody knows for sure exactly what these markings are, when...
Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!
Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!

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

Visitors to Kings Mountain National Park may have noticed a grave marker with a massive pile of rocks behind it. What is the story of this unusual monument? This is the grave of Major Patrick Ferguson...
A Letter from the Swamp Fox | Curiosity Trek!
A Letter from the Swamp Fox | Curiosity Trek!

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

In this episode of Curiosity Trek!, The Georgetown County Museum is proud to showcase an impressive piece of Revolutionary War history- A handwritten letter from Francis Marion, also known as “The...
The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek!
The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek!

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

Sometime after the conclusion of the Civil War, some people claimed that ghostly faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil...
Briggs v. Elliott Court Case | History In A Nutshell
Briggs v. Elliott Court Case | History In A Nutshell

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

This audience requested episode of History In A Nutshell sheds light on the Briggs v. Elliott court case, in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision...