State and National Parks

Learn about the state and national parks in South Carolina. Many of the parks were built as a result of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) which was a New Deal Federal program. 

PHOTO CREDIT: CCC workers constructing a road, 1933. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

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PHOTO CREDIT: CCC workers constructing a road, 1933. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

Congaree National Park | Carolina Snaps
Congaree National Park | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Known for its giant hardwoods and towering pines, Congaree National Park is home to a floodplain forest that includes one of the highest canopies in the world.
Phil Gaines
Phil Gaines

Video

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

Phil Gaines is director of the State Park Service in Hunting Island, SC. This is his full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." Some questions addressed in the video include: What sparked...
Introduction | Walter Edgar's Journal
Introduction | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 1

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the national park service’s efforts in creating their “Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” park grouping.
Understanding The Past | Walter Edgar's Journal
Understanding The Past | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 7

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

John Slaughter discusses the challenge of putting people back in the mindset of the past, in order to fully understand it. Slaughter points out an incongruencewith trying to understand history, and...
Cowpens And Kings Mountain | Walter Edgar's Journal
Cowpens And Kings Mountain | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 5

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In this segment, John Slaughter discusses the growing appreciation of smaller battles and skirmishes throughout the American Revolution. Smaller engagements such as these had just as much of an impact...
Battlefield Preservation | Walter Edgar's Journal
Battlefield Preservation | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 6

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss how the Civil War Battlefield Trust has taken an interest in Revolutionary War battlefields, and their efforts in wanting to preserve these historic locations...
Engagements Before 1776 | Walter Edgar's Journal
Engagements Before 1776 | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 4

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Revolutionary War may have officially started on July 4, 1776, but there were battles before that date. Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss engagements with the British before the official...
Jane Black Thomas And Ninety Six | Walter Edgar's Journal
Jane Black Thomas And Ninety Six | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Walter Edgar shares one of his favorite stories from the Ninety-Six and Spartan district area: the story of Jane Black Thomas. Her bravery paved the way for the Spartan regiment being able to ambush...