3+ week, 3+ hour ago   (306+ words) In March 1783, Continental Army officers at Newburgh, New York, unpaid for months, began circulating a letter. Some wanted to march on Congress, or install George Washington as a military ruler, to force payment. When Washington learned of a meeting being…...

1+ week, 14+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) A bust of local legend General Francis Marion greets visitors at the entrance of the SC Room. FLORENCE — For visitors wanting to step a little closer to America’s Revolutionary War history, the Florence County Library is offering a look at…...

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…...

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, 6+ 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, 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, 6+ day ago   (1653+ words) Maddox Allen, left, and James Davis discuss repairing a leather-bound book within the Charleston Library Society’s book bindery and conservation lab on June 25, 2026. The pages detailed hunts on Means and Lavington plantations, where sportsmen hosted by the Maybank family slaughtered…...

3+ week, 3+ 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…...

3+ day, 13+ 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…...