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"Friends and Amateurs in Musick" was drawn in 1827 by Thomas Middleton, an amateur artist; it is probably deliberately modeled on the convivial gathering of "Peter Manigault and His Friends" (see...
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Petition from "Free people of Colour and free Negroes," 1820. In 1756, the General Assembly passed a law which levied a tax on "All free Negroes, Mulattos and Mestizos who do not pay any other part of...
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The Cherokee nation was gradually pushed out of the western Piedmont by the expanding European encroachment on their lands. The Cherokees in South Carolina had been hard hit by the attacks of Andrew...
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A coffle of slaves is being marched through town by an overseer. From "Slavery in South Carolina," 1862. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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The State House in 1862. The bulk of the work on the building was done from 1857 through March of 1861. At that time, bonds to finance more work could not be sold, but slaves continued to quarry the...
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The coast of South Carolina has fascinated artists and visitors from the beginning. Xanthus Smith (1839-1928) served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War, and participated in the blockade of...
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The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is a historical site as well as zoo. Local historian Scott P. talks about how the old Saluda River Bridge was burned in 1865 in an effort to stop Sherman's March into...
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The Saluda River Crossing at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden was the location of one of the important events in South Carolina history. Let’s visit with Ed and learn more about the crossing.
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This reenactment is based on excerpts from Emma LeConte’s diary. Emma, then seventeen years old, kept a diary for several months in 1865 chronicling the approach, occupation and burning of the city of...
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The transformation of Fort Sumter is discussed, contrasting its condition in 1863 and now. The Fort that can be seen now is only about 10 percent of what it consisted of then. Fort Moultrie's history...