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

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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February, 1779: The Battle of Port Royal

After the British took Savannah, Georgia, in December 1778, they decided to establish a base to the north, on Port …

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June, 1737: A Revolutionary Heroine is Born

Rebecca Brewton was born at her father’s plantation on the Santee River on June 15, 1737. Her father, Robert, was …

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