Heyward-Washington House
Thomas Heyward, Jr. (1746-1809) was one of four South Carolinians who signed the United States Declaration of Independence, and his home in Charleston is open for tours. However, you hardly learn anything about Heyward the …
Tag: South Carolina
Gibbes Museum of Art
The Gibbes Museum of Art is a small art museum in Charleston, South Carolina. It was established in 1858 as the Carolina Art Association, with a goal of promoting fine arts in the state. It …
Scenes from Beaufort, South Carolina
Beaufort, South Carolina, has a lovely historic downtown district that sits along the Beaufort River and features many stately mansions. We had read that many of the porches have ceilings painted “haint blue,” so we …
The Kazoobie Kazoo Factory
I’m not sure why, but I felt unreasonably giddy about the idea of touring a kazoo factory. Doug was not so excited about the opportunity, but I think even he had fun in the end. …
Searching for Andrew Jackson’s Birthplace
Andrew Jackson, the problematic seventh President of the United States, was born in 1767 in South Carolina, at the plantation farm belonging to his mother’s sister and her husband, the Crawfords. Or maybe he was …