South Carolina gala marks 150 years after secession, sparks debate on slavery. Dec. 20, 2010— -- It's been 150 years since South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union ahead of ...

The New York Times reported that the National Park Service removed a sign warning about the effects of climate change on the ...

A new statue honoring Civil War hero and former congressman Robert Smalls will become the first monument of an individual African American on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. Artist Basil Watson ...

Shipwrecks frequently get lost, but a search for four missing Civil War blockade runners off South Carolina has come to the unusual conclusion that at least three are now buried on land. The fourth ...

James Lutzweiler of Jamestown, N.C., has written two new self-published books about South Carolina and the primary cause of the coming of the Civil War. The first is “The Train that Caused the Civil ...

South Carolina's license plate saying SC is "where the Revolutionary War was won" highlights our state's significant history in founding the United States.

As many as three Civil War blockade runners have been located buried on Sullivan’s Island near Fort Moultrie, according to the S.C. The Maritime Research Division. SCIAA image Shipwrecks frequently ...