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August, 1781: Colonel Isaac Hayne Executed in Charlestown
On the morning of August 4, 1781, Colonel Isaac Hayne was led from the Exchange building through the streets of …
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July, 1746: Thomas Heyward, Jr. is Born
Thomas Heyward, Jr. was an active leader in South Carolina during the American Revolution. Born at his father’s plantation in …
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June,1842: The Locomotive Robert Y. Hayne Travels from Charleston to Columbia
The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company (SCC&RR) was chartered in 1827 and began constructing a line from Charleston …
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May, 1777: Treaty of DeWitt’s Corner
On May 20, 1777, delegates from the Lower Towns of the Cherokee Nation and officials from South Carolina and Georgia …
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