For Information to plan your Visit to the Cowpens National Battlefield Click Here. Lead Up to the Battle of Cowpens The winter of 1780/81 was a precarious time for both sides in the American Revolution. During a successful spring and summer, British troops retook Charleston, and forces under the command of General Charles Cornwallis fanned… Continue reading Cowpens National Battlefield
Category: South Carolina
What do State Parks Have to do with Memorial Day?
What do State Parks Have to do with Memorial Day? With Memorial Day just around the corner, It’s a good time to talk about your local state park. “What does my local State park have to do with Memorial Day?”, you may ask yourself. To answer that, we have to look back to the 1930’s… Continue reading What do State Parks Have to do with Memorial Day?
Congaree National Park – Field Report
Congaree National Park – Field Report For more about Congaree Forest including its history and ecology and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Congaree National Park Page. Today’s expedition found me below the fall line exploring the Congaree National Park just south of Columbia, South Carolina. Conragee is one… Continue reading Congaree National Park – Field Report
Andrew Jackson State Park Field Report
Andrew Jackson State Park – Field Report For more about Andrew Jackson and the State Park including everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Andrew Jackson State Park. Today’s excursion found me back in the Waxhaws with a visit to Andrew Jackson State Park in Lancaster South Carolina. Now, we… Continue reading Andrew Jackson State Park Field Report
Historic Camden – Field Report
Historic Camden – Field Report For more about Historic Camden including its history and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Camden Revolutionary War Site Page. Since Monday August 16, is the 241st anniversary of the battle, I decided that now would be a good time to visit the Camden… Continue reading Historic Camden – Field Report
Landsford Canal State Park Field Report
Landsford Canal State Park Field Report For more about Landsford Canal State Park including its history, photos and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Landsford Canal State Park Page. The third and final stop of the day was at Landsford Canal State Park a short distance down river from… Continue reading Landsford Canal State Park Field Report
Catawba Reservation Field Report
Catawba Reservation Field Report For more about the Catawba Reservation and People including history, photos and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Catawba Reservation Page. The day’s second stop was the Catawba Reservation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It took about a half hour to get there. As I… Continue reading Catawba Reservation Field Report
Lake Greenwood State Park and Dam Field Report
Lake Greenwood State Park and Dam Field Report For more about Lake Greenwood State Park including its history, photos and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Greenwood State Park Page. Normally I like to do a little research before I do a site visit. This way I have an… Continue reading Lake Greenwood State Park and Dam Field Report
Ninety Six National Historic Site Field Report
Ninety Six National Historic Site Field Report For more about the Ninety-Six National Historic Site including its history, photos and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Ninety-Six National Historic Site Page. Today’s expedition takes us to Ninety Six South Carolina. When folks think about Revolutionary war sites, Ninety Six… Continue reading Ninety Six National Historic Site Field Report
Kings Mountain Field Report
Kings Mountain Field Report For more about the two Kings Mountain Parks including its history, photos and everything you need to know to plan your visit, check out our Kings Mountain National Military Park Page or our Kings Mountain State Park Page. Driving to the site of today’s expedition, I saw a union flag flying… Continue reading Kings Mountain Field Report