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Civil War fort where the first shots of the war were fired — covers antebellum politics, military history, and the causes of the Civil War.

Museum on the former Gadsden's Wharf slave-trade site — covers African diaspora history, the transatlantic slave trade, and African American contributions to US history.

Decommissioned aircraft carrier and destroyer open for self-guided tours — covers naval history, Cold War military strategy, and ship engineering.

WWII aircraft carrier open for tours alongside a destroyer and submarine — covers naval history, military technology, and mid-20th-century U.S. history.

Operating plantation with slave-street cabins and guided tours — covers antebellum agriculture, slavery, and South Carolina colonial history.

Site of Carolina's first permanent English settlement with living-history exhibits, animal habitat, and colonial-era archaeological context.

Revolutionary War battlefield where Morgan defeated Tarleton in 1781 — NPS ranger programs cover tactics, Patriot-British conflict, and Southern Campaign geography.

Revolutionary War battlefield where American militia defeated British forces — ranger programs cover 18th-century tactics, strategy, and Southern campaign history.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in the US — colonial architecture, plantation economy, and American slavery history.

Living-history farmstead demonstrating 19th-century Appalachian farming, craft trades, and rural domestic life in the SC upstate.

National Monument marking the 1861 Confederate capture of Fort Sumter — primary-source Civil War history and the causes of secession.

Working 19th-century grist mill with living-history demonstrations — covers milling technology, water power, and Upstate South Carolina agricultural history.

Living-history plantation village in South Carolina covering the Revolutionary War Battle of Huck's Defeat and Upcountry antebellum farm life.

Reconstructed Revolutionary War site covering the 1780 Battle of Camden, British occupation, and Southern Campaign strategy.

Revolutionary War battlefield where Patriot militia defeated Loyalists in 1780 — primary-source military history and Southern campaign strategy.

Site of the pivotal 1780 Revolutionary War battle with living-history programming — covers American Revolution tactics, backcountry warfare, and Patriot vs. Loyalist conflict.

Living-history farm at Kings Mountain State Park with costumed interpreters demonstrating 1800s pioneer agriculture and frontier daily life.

Working living-history farm demonstrating early 20th-century Lowcountry SC agriculture — crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and rural Reconstruction-era social history.

Preserved antebellum plantation site interpreting enslaved life and the Gullah Geechee heritage — primary-source American history.

Preserved 18th-century rice plantation with formal gardens, working stable yards, and slave quarters — covers colonial agriculture, antebellum history, and landscape history.

Colonial-era customs house and Revolutionary War-period dungeon in Charleston — covers colonial governance, prisoner history, and the Stamp Act crisis.

Only surviving antebellum slave auction building in the US — provides primary-source context for the domestic slave trade and American Civil War causes.

NPS site in Beaufort covering Reconstruction-era politics, African American citizenship, and post-Civil War Southern society.

Sullivan's Island historic district including Fort Moultrie — covers Revolutionary War coastal defense, Civil War history, and slave trade entry point at Charleston Harbor.