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Abbeville County Historical Society
Abbeville, South Carolina

Historical Society

The Children's Museum of Tacoma provides the community with opportunities for children to learn and grow. Serving many ages, museum exhibits and programs bring families closer together through play, creation and imagination. Unique, hands-on exhibits create a place to explore and dream. Children will test independence and gain self-confidence through the arts, sciences and creative play. Come play!

Ashtabula
Pendleton, South Carolina

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Our vision is for our house mesum to become the premier heritage tourism destination in the upstate SC. Our long term goal is to become another reason to visit the upstate. We plan for our house museum to be a major historical site for school children across the state to visit. To accomplish, the Foundation sponsors a number of special educational events each year. We have hosted roughly 1,000 school children each year for our tours.

Chester County Historical Society Museum
Chester, South Carolina

Historical Society

Hampton County Museum
Hampton, South Carolina

Historical Society

Kershaw County Historical Society
Camden, South Carolina

Historical Society

Old Santee Canal Park
Moncks Corner, South Carolina

History, Historical Society, Natural History, Nature Centers

Pendleton Historic Foundation
Pendleton, South Carolina

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

The Pendleton Historic Foundation owns and operates two antebellum historic homes-Ashtabula and Woodburn. The Foundation receives no federal or state government funding, and therefore relies on tours, special events, donations, and grants for operations and maintenance. The Pendleton Historic Foundation is a part of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor. For more information on the Foundation including when Ashtabula and Woodburn are open for other guided tours, or to schedule special tours or events, please call (864)-646-7249, or visit

South Carolina Historical Society
Charleston, South Carolina

Historical Society

Sumter County Museum
Sumter, South Carolina

Botanical Garden, Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military, Nature Centers, Park

The Sumter County Museum is a private non-profit institution whose mission is to promote the history of Old Sumter District through the preservation and exhibition of objects, manuscripts, and documents, which relate the story of this area of South Carolina. The museum includes the Williams-Brice House (1916), the Heritage Education Center (2003) and the Carolina Backcountry Homestead.

Union County Historical Society
Union, South Carolina

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Science, Specialized

We strive to bring the past into the future. Remembering where we came from helps us to determine where we are going. Join us today as we continue to bring new, old items to the Union County Museum for your enjoyment.

Aiken County Historical Museum at Banksia
Aiken, South Carolina

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Park

17,500 square feet of amazing Aiken County history in changing exhibits and the following permanent exhibits: The County Room/The “War” Room The Pottery Exhibit The Savannah River Site The Golf Exhibit The Sports Room The Military Exhibit The Winter Colony Room The Hamburg/North Augusta Room The Agriculture Room The Moody Drugstore The Public Safety Room The “Displaced” Exhibit The Circus Room The Nature Room The Musicians of Aiken County The Ladies of Aiken County The Ergle Cabin The China Springs One-Room Schoolhouse

Beech Island Historical Society
Beech Island, South Carolina

Historical Society

Edgefield County Historical Society
Edgefield, South Carolina

Historical Society

Historic Rock Hill at the White Home
Rock Hill, South Carolina

History, Historic House, Historical Society

Historic Rock Hill owns and operates the historic White Home as a house museum as well as a museum for the city of Rock Hill, SC.

Marlboro County Historical Society
Bennettsville, South Carolina

Historical Society

Orangeburg County Historical Society
Orangeburg, South Carolina

Cemetery, History, Historical Society, Library

The Orangeburg County Historical Society is the caretaker of the history and non-publicly held historical records of Orangeburg County and its people.

Pickens County Historical Society
Pickens, South Carolina

Historical Society

Spartanburg County Historical Association
Spartanburg, South Carolina

History, Historic House, Historical Society

The mission of the Spartanburg County Historical Association is to explore and preserve our region's history by collecting and sharing the stories of the people who shaped that history. To accomplish this mission, the Association engages visitors in unique living history programs and events in the city and county of Spartanburg; inspires learners of all ages to investigate the history that begins in their own backyard at our historic sites and regional museum; and involves the community in the preservation of our shared past. It undertakes this mission at the Spartanburg Regional History Museum and three historic sites: the Seay House, Historic Price House, and Walnut Grove Plantation.

The Powder Magazine
Charleston, South Carolina

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military

The Powder Magazine museum is South Carolina's oldest public building. It has been a property of the non-profit the NSCDA-SC since 1902. Exhibits are focused on South Carolina's colonial military history, and available to the public daily.

Woodburn Plantation Home
Pendleton, South Carolina

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society

A recent discovery at Woodburn Historical House, just off Highway 76 in Pendleton, Sc is shedding new light on how the former plantation’s farm was operated. While working on clearning portions of the former plantation home’s historical trail, the foundations of the horse barn and the blacksmith’s barn were discovered.

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