TRAVELING THROUGH HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND CONSTITUTION (C. 17701770----1785)1785)

South Carolina played a significant role in the American Revolution and the development of the United States as a nation. Our state has several battlefields related to the Revolution and historic sites associated with early American leaders.

Andrew Jackson State Park Heyward Washington House Lancaster Charleston 803-285-3344 843-722-2996 http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/andrewjackson/ http://www.charlestonmuseum.org/heyward-washington-house

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site Kings Mountain National Military Park Mount Pleasant Highway 216 near Blacksburg 843-881-5516 864-936-7921 http://www.nps.gov/chpi/index.htm http://www.nps.gov/kimo/index.htm

Cowpens National Battlefield Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon Gaffney Charleston 864-461-7795 843-727-2165 http://www.nps.gov/cowp/index.htm http://oldexchange.org/

Drayton Hall Musgrove Mill State Historic Site Charleston Clinton 843-769-2600 864-938-0100 http://draytonhall.org/ http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/musgrovemill

Fort Moultrie National Monument Ninety Six National Historic Site Sullivan’s Island Ninety Six 843-883-3123 864-543-4068 http://www.nps.gov/fosu http://www.nps.gov/nisi/index.htm

Hampton Plantation State Historic Site SC Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum McClellanville Columbia 843-546-9361 803-737-8095 http://southcarolinaparks.com/hampton/ http://www.crr.sc.gov/

Historic Brattonsville Walnut Grove Plantation McConnells Roebuck 803-684-2327 864-576-6546 http://chmuseums.org/brattonsville/ http://www.spartanburghistory.org/walnutgrove.php

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Camden 803-432-9841 http://www.historic-camden.net/

This is one of eight brochures produced by the State Historic Preservation Office to promote South Carolina's historic places based on the 2011 Social Studies Standards. This list is not exhaustive. Places were chosen based on their availability to the public and relationship to specific educational themes. January 2013. For more resources see: http://shpo.sc.gov/res/Pages/Teachers.aspx