Enthusiasts, city leaders work to highlight Cayce’s history
There’s an active movement to preserve the area’s layered history
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Tag: Civil War
Native American history needs better SC education, preservation, advocates say
Advocates highlight gaps in how the history is taught and preserved in South Carolina.
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Robert Smalls monument is ‘monumental’ for South Carolina
A historical statue of Robert Smalls is set to be added to the South Carolina Statehouse grounds.
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Civil War artifacts recovered from Congaree River will find home in Columbia museum
Items thought to have been dumped into the Congaree River by Gen. William T. Sherman’s troops during the Civil War were removed from the river this year.
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Why the South Caroliniana Library reopening matters
The Caroliniana library is back and better than ever. The library holds original S.C. documents on the Civil War, Reconstruction and both world wars.
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Shipwrecks, explosives, prehistoric pottery. The Congaree soon might reveal even more secrets
The Congaree River has been a focal point for history since long before the Gervais Street bridge was built and college students on inner-tubes began crossing the waterway. Experts say there are many artifacts in the river to prove it and that more may be on the way.
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