Hammond’s Old Store and Hayes Station August 6, 2022

Thin young trees in the woods at Hammond's Old Store

Another excellent learning experience facilitated by historian and now battlefield owner Durant Ashmore. The preservation work, the storytelling, the historic preservation that he has made possible is absolute gold. Priceless.

Observations:

No matter how many times I get the opportunity to hear Mr, Ashmore speak, or read something he’s written, I learn something new.

No matter how many times I hear the story of Daniel and Joseph Williams, their tragic fate literally hurts my heart.

There is a love of history here in South Carolina that binds people together. There were a lot of folks today, folks who have nothing really in common – except for this love of history.

Hammond’s Old Store

Gravel parking area and cleared ground at the edge of the woods at Hammond's Old Store, August 2022
Pine woods on the Hammond's Old Store battlefield, August 2022

Hayes Station

The 1910 granite Hayes Station monument listing the names of the men killed, inside its iron fence
Field and young pines at the Hayes Station site

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