A state historical marker denotes the general site where a South Carolina civilian, Adam Cusack, was hanged by the British during the Revolutionary War. As British troops moved through the region burning the homes of Patriot sympathizers, Cusack refused to allow British officers to use the ferry he operated at Society Hill. He was executed in retaliation.

Located on private property overlooking Winyah Bay, Battery White is a large Confederate earthen fortification constructed during the Civil War to protect Georgetown and the surrounding rice plantations. It was captured by Federal forces near war's end.

Encompassing much of downtown Bennettsville, the Bennettsville Historic District includes historic homes, churches and public buildings. Among them is the Marlboro County Historic Museum and a historic home that was commandeered by Northern troops during the Civil War.

Located on the state line adjacent to South Carolina's historic Little River Inlet, Bird Island is a North Carolina Coastal Reserve site famed for its birdlife, coastal vegetation and loggerhead turtles. Access is available by foot and boat.

Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens is a restored plantation from the Colonial and Antebellum periods of South Carolina history. Although the manor house is modern, the brick slave cottages date from the time when Boone Hall was a working rice plantation.

One of the earliest regions to be settled by English colonists, Britton's Neck and nearby Britton's Ferry was a center of Patriot sentiment during the American Revolution. The ferry that operated on the Pee Dee River was one of the first in northeastern South Carolina.

The oldest museum in the United States, the Charleston Museum was established in 1773. Its numerous exhibits, displays and artifacts survey South Carolina's rich history and culture.

The agricultural innovations that became a hallmark of the New South in the 19th and 20th centuries are celebrated in this agri-museum. The Coker Experimental Farms National Historic Landmark preserves the scientific achievements of Major John Lide Coker of Hartsville, his son David R. Coker, and the family firm - the Coker Pedigreed Seed Company.

Home to one of the oldest Methodist congregations in the United States, Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church was established in 1785, following a visit by the famed Methodist evangelist Bishop Francis Asbury.

The Florence Railroad Museum, which is located on Irby Street beside the Florence City-County Government Complex, is housed in a restored railroad boxcar. The Museum features exhibits and artifacts related to the history of the railroad in Florence.

Site of a major Civil War prison camp, the Florence Stockade Trail and Memorial Park is adjacent to Florence National Cemetery, which began as a cemetery for Northern prisoners-of-war who died at Florence Stockade. The National Cemetery's original facility contains the graves of more than 2,800 Northern soldiers, and the nearby Florence Stockade Trail and Memorial Park provides historic displays and a walking path through the site of the Civil War prison.

Civil War era fortification, now a museum and marine education center and aquarium.

The historic site where the American Civil War began, Fort Sumter is located on a small island in Charleston harbor and may be reached only by boat (the map link is for the ferry from the Charleston waterfront). Nearby Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island is part of Fort Sumter National Historic Monument and is the Revolutionary War site where South Carolina earned its name as the Palmetto State.

The third-oldest city in South Carolina, Georgetown is rich in history and culture, and offers visitors a wide variety of historic attractions from the Colonial Era to the present.

Located on historic Front Street in Georgetown, the Georgetown Rice Museum and the adjacent historic Kaminski Hardware Building present the history of the Georgetown-region rice empire.

The 20th-century hunting preserve of Wall Street financier Bernard Baruch, Hobcaw Barony is now a nature preserve and a center for marine science research.

Located near Hartsville in the Kelley Town community, the Jacob Kelly House Museum is a classic example of a progressively-developed 19th century Southern country home. Decorated with period furnishings, it was also the temporary headquarters of a Northern officer on the infamous Sherman's March during the Civil War.