3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (465+ words) Jeff Brodie, chief engagement and content officer for South Carolina State Museum, explains the museum's layout amid a discussion of expansion/renovations plans during an Aiken Chamber of Commerce meeting Sept. 9. This illustration provides an aerial view of how South…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (652+ words) The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate ship sits in a chemical bath in North Charleston. It was the first combat submarine to blow up a warship. CHARLESTON — More than a century underwater did little to erase one man’s final footprint. The sole…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (778+ words) Pernessa Seele, founder and president of the Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society, fears the new subdivisions town leaders have allowed to be built dilute her hometown's heritage as a 19th century historic African American town. LINCOLNVILLE — Driving through this old settlement…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (525+ words) Carl Borick’s book "Backcountry Resistance" is among two South Carolina books selected for the State Library's 2026 Great Reads from Great Places. "Backcountry Resistance: South Carolina's Militia and the Fight for American Independence" was selected as 2026 Great Read by SC State…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (473+ words) Historian Keith Gourdin treated Mount Pleasant Rotarians to a healthy serving of the life and times of Francis Marion. Known for his leadership in fighting the British in the Revolutionary War, Brigadier General Francis Marion has become more myth than…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1386+ words) Eric Poplin, senior archeologist at Brockington, describes the dig and process of revealing an anomaly on the property that was likely part of an early sewer system, Tuesday, July 28, 2026, in Charleston. CHARLESTON — Before construction begins on South Carolina’s first Four…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (206+ words) The Nancy Hart Log Cabin and Historic Park is located about 12 miles south of Elberton, Georgia. In keeping with this year's celebrations of the nation's founding 250 years ago, here is a lookback to a topic that I first covered a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (343+ words) Post and Courier Hamburg was the site of an 1876 massacre that left eight dead. The riot was part of the violence preceding that year's election. Salley author Dr. Walter Curry Jr. has gained prominent acclaim for his continuing research of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (941+ words) An old wooden structure stands in the corner of Ashley Hall’s parking lot, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Charleston. It may be part of Dash Hall, a former historic Black dance hall. CHARLESTON — A crumbling old building that may be a portion…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (377+ words) The arrival of copies of the Declaration of Independence on Aug.2, 1776, was one of the most exciting and important events in Charleston at the onset of the Revolutionary War. As the article on the front page of the Aug. 2 Post…...