S.C. Historical Society Announces 2023 Fall Tour in Kingstree

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The South Carolina Historical Society (SCHS) is pleased to announce its 2023 Fall Tour, this year showcasing a variety of historically significant sites in Kingstree, S.C. The self-guided tour takes place on Sunday, Oct. 29 from 11 am to 4 pm. 

During this self-guided, self-paced tour, guests will explore Kingstree, where Scots-Irish and Huguenot settlers cultivated indigo and accessed the Black River, and which served as a backdrop  of American Revolution Campaigns headed by Brigadier General Francis Marion. Sites include: Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, The Williamsburgh Historical Museum, Thorntree House, The  African American Archives of Williamsburg, C. Williams Rush Museum of African-American Arts & Culture, The Scott-Atkinson House, and an eighteenth century cabin constructed completely of  cypress. Docents will be available at each site to answer questions and speak with guests. Tickets  include a delicious lunch catered by Browns Bar-B-Que.

Participants can retrieve tickets, a map, and parking information at will call on the day of the event outside of the Williamsburgh Historical Museum. Tickets for SCHS members are $75 per person, $140 per couple; for non-members, tickets are $85 per person, $160 per couple. Tickets are non refundable as the tour will happen rain or shine.

Also, on the evening before the Fall Tour, Saturday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 pm, guests are invited for An Evening in Lake City, S.C. During this special event, the SCHS will be hosting a talk by Dr. Scott  Kaufman from Francis Marion University titled, “Francis Marion: Hollywood or History.” Following  the lecture, there will be a hosted dinner at The Stables at the Inn at the Crossroads. Tickets for this  event are $20 to attend the lecture only. For the lecture and dinner, tickets for SCHS members are $75 per person; for non-members, tickets are $85 per person.

For more information about the 2023 Fall Tour or to purchase tickets, visit www.schistory.org/event/fall-tour-2023 or contact Hannah Mooney at hannah.mooney@schsonline.org or (843) 723-3225, ext. 111.

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