On an artificial island 4 miles from downtown stands an unlikely reminder of the cost of national disunion, a granite ...

On an artificial island 4 miles from downtown stands an unlikely reminder of the cost of national disunion, a granite ...

From the closure of national parks to furloughs on Parris Island, people visiting the Lowcountry will see changes because of ...

The federal government shutdown over Congress’ funding impasse is now in effect. There are 25,000 federal workers in South ...

The iconic fort known as Fort Sumter is where the American Civil War erupted. Today, it stands tall as a weathered beacon amidst the windswept waters of Charleston Harbor. With its timeworn brick ...

Learn about the mysterious ghostly “faces” seen on two of Fort Sumter’s Civil War battle flags! According to legend, faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which ...

Crowds of people loaded onto boats to tour the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island with no immediate signs of the government ...

Charleston, South Carolina, is home to a long-abandoned island fortress just off the city's coast that was once a significant Civil War military site.

Trails across South Carolina run by the National Parks Service are still open during the government shutdown, but events have ...

Damnation to the Yankees -- We hate each other so -- The unluckiest man -- I picked him myself -- A free-love arrangement -- The honor-savers -- Where's the fire? -- Peaceably, if possible -- No time ...

On April 12, 1861, Captain George S. James fired the first Confederate shot at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, leading to a siege, a Union retreat and the start of the Civil War. Exhibits ...

South Carolina's history is enmeshed in America's military past, with historic forts and battlefields preserved at important sites like Camden, South Carolina's oldest inland city full of Southern ...