2 TRACING THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM IN SOUTH CAROLINA As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence this year, South Carolina invites you to walk the very ground where the fight for freedom was won—not by distant generals alone, but by farmers, blacksmiths, women and frontiersmen who turned their everyday lives into acts of resistance. THE SKIRMISHES & THE STORIES Nowhere was the Revolutionary War fought more fiercely— or more frequently— than here. With more than 200 battles and skirmishes, South Carolina saw more combat than any other colony, and many of those clashes reshaped the war’s trajectory. From the Battle of Musgrove Mill State Historic Site to Buford Battle Ground Monument , every skirmish tells a story of ingenuity, heartbreak and hope. In Camden, the sting of defeat reminded Patriots that even in loss, resilience could be forged. Learn their 1 story through exhibits and programming at the Revolutionary War Visitor Center at Camden , Camden Battlefield and Longleaf Pine Preserve . Farther south, Fort Moultrie ’s palmetto log walls absorbed British cannon fire in 1776, inspiring South Carolina’s nickname as the Palmetto State. In Blacksburg’s hills of Kings Mountain National Military Park , a band of rugged frontiersmen encircled and defeated British Major Patrick Ferguson’s Loyalist troops in a stunning grassroots victory. It was the first major Southern win after the invasion of Charleston, proving that the American spirit couldn’t be crushed. 1. Eutaw Springs Battlefield, Eutawville 2. Kershaw-Cornwallis House, Camden 16
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