History… Sacred Site Research & Restoration 20 Sep 2022 I am beyond excited, and grateful to be kicking off a project - one that actually started decades ago. There are two cemetery sites that have been near and dear…
History… Liberty Trail 29 Aug 2022 https://youtu.be/oJbG123N2Pc American Battlefield Trust Learn about the Liberty Trail, a combination of 30 historic sites and battlefields in South Carolina that tells the unique story of the military campaign that…
History… Revolutionary War Driving Tour Coming! 26 Aug 2022 Read more on Revolutionary War driving tour being set up in Upstate county at https://www.foxcarolina.com/2022/08/26/revolutionary-war-driving-tour-being-set-up-upstate-county/ Exciting news, about sacred places in Laurens County, SC, preservation, and the efforts to pass…
Events… Hammond’s Store and Hayes Station August 6, 2022 6 Aug 20226 Aug 2022 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.…
Events… Huck’s Defeat 18 Jul 2022 I had the pleasure of attending a Revolutionary War reenactment of Huck's Defeat, aka the Battle of Williamson's Plantation, at Historic Brattonsville, in McConnells, SC on July 16, 2022. It…
History… Ghosts, St. James, and Guardian Angels 2 May 202220 Aug 2022 I had some time before an afternoon shelling and lighthouse cruise out of Georgetown, and having done more research on Hampton Plantation, I headed that way. On the road to…
History… Hampton Plantation 2 May 20224 May 2022 A historic 1735 mansion house, and beautiful grounds at this South Carolina state historic site. (See note at the bottom of this post-much more to come!) Information All the official…
History… Featured Page – Holland Cemetery 13 Apr 20222 May 2022 This month's featured page is on the little Holland Cemetery. Although the site is in abandoned, and in terrible shape, it is still there, and not forgotten. I have to…
Places Hammond’s Store 18 Mar 202218 Mar 2022 Old Road December 30, 1780 Hammond's Store Another battle pitting brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor. The tragedy of the Revolutionary War in this area was exactly that - a…
Events… Hayes Station 16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022 I had the solemn honor to visit one of the most sacred sites in Laurens County, SC, the site of the Hayes Station Massacre. On November 19, 1781, 300 loyalists…