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

June, 1855: SC Historical Society is Formed

On Saturday May 19, 1855, a group of prominent Charlestonians met at the Medical College (now Medical University of South …

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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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