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Updates on the events, exhibits, archives and staff of the South Carolina Historical Society.

May, 1775: Mouzon Map is Published

In May of 1775, what is known today as the “Mouzon Map” was first published in London by Robert Sayer …

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April, 1868: South Carolinians Approve a New Constitution

In April of 1868, men of all races in South Carolina got the chance to do something they never have …

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March, 1825: Lafayette’s Visit to South Carolina

During the American Revolution, a wealthy French teenager was willing to risk his fortune and his life for people he …

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February,1865: Martin Delany Becomes the First Black Major in the US Army

In February of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln commissioned Martin Robison Delany as an officer in the Union Army. At the …

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