Hampton County Museum - http://www.hamptoncountysc.org/index.aspx?NID=457 - The Hampton County Museum in Hampton is located in the old jailhouse. The museum contains an extensive collection of Civil War memorabilia, including various maps and uniforms. Also memorabilia from World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and more. Photographs of the county and its people and their ancestors are also on display.
Hampton Museum & Visitors Center – www.hamptonsc.net/hamptonmuseum.htm - The Town of Hampton Museum and Visitors' Center is located in an old bank building. The museum contains military artifacts, a children's room, an exhibition of various antique medical equipment donated by local physicians and Watermelon Festival memorabilia. Also, on a regular basis local craftsmen and artisans display their wares on a rotating basis. The museum is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hampton County Colored School - http://www.hamptoncountysc.org/index.aspx?NID=457 - The Hampton Colored School was built in 1931 and used to be the only educational facility for the community's black children. The structure replaced a dilapidated one-room school house that dated back to 1922. The facility has been restored and named to both the South Carolina and the National Register of Historic Places. The museum serves as a repository of Black History in Hampton.
Steam Engine No. 7 – http://www.hardeevillechamberofcommerce.com - The Argent Lumber Company, based in Hardeeville, arose in the early 20th century. H.W. Philips of Suffolk, Virginia, secured logging rights to the timber on the Okeetee Club, and contracted with the Garysburg Manufacturing Company of Garysburg, North Carolina, to mill the lumber in 1916. The Argent Lumber Company had a planing mill, dry kiln, and storage shed along the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Hardeeville. At the same time, Argent created a network of railroads throughout the county to bring the lumber from remote tracts. These railroad lines used narrow-gauge engines, and Argent's Engine Number 7 remains on permanent display at the Hardeeville City Hall.
Topper Archeological Site - http://allendale-expedition.net - In 1998, archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of South Carolina, while excavating a prehistoric site on the Savannah river in Allendale County, SC, discovered stone implements far deeper in the ground than they had ever encountered before. Subsequent excavations and studies have revealed that ancient humans were present 16,000 or more years ago, some two to three thousand years earlier than previously allowed by textbooks. Known as the Topper Site, it appears to be one of several sites in the eastern U.S. producing evidence that humans were living in the western hemisphere during the last Ice Age.
Old Sheldon Church - http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc4/sheldon-church1.htm - Sheldon Church has lain in ruin for more than 120 years. Its gable roof, pediment, windows, and interior have disappeared, but the classic simplicity of its design still remains. One of the first Greek-Revival structures built in the United States, Prince William's Parish Church, erected 1745-55, was once one of the most impressive churches in the Province. During the Revolution, the Patriots are believed to have stored gun powder in it. In 1779, when the British General Augustine Prevost invaded the Lowcountry, the church was burned by a detachment which according to tradition, was commanded by the flamboyant local Tory, Andrew Deveaux. Rebuilt in 1826, the church was again burned by Sherman's men in 1865. The ruins are nevertheless a picturesque site from which the visitor can visualize the grandeur of the pre-Revolutionary church.
Lowcountry Visitors Center & Museum - http://www.southcarolinalowcountry.com - Welcome to the beautiful Lowcountry region! We invite you and your loved ones to enjoy the many cultural, historical and recreational opportunities in this unique part of South Carolina. We have all the wonderful things that make the Lowcountry a great place to visit or call home. The Lowcountry Region offers so much to see and do, from a variety of recreational pursuits (fishing, sailing, hunting, bird watching, paddling, surfing, golf, and tennis, to name a few) to seeing the sites (lighthouses, historic buildings, museums, art galleries, concerts, movie locations, the Penn Center Historic District, etc.).
Little Creek Plantation - http://littlecreekplantation.com- Welcome to Little Creek Plantation! We are the Larsen family, and we raise heritage livestock and heirloom fruits and vegetables on 125 acres in the lowcountry of South Carolina. Our farming philosopy is simple. We care about and respect our animals and the land we share, and steward them accordingly. Raising happy, healthy animals and produce you can eat straight out of the garden is something our family takes pride in. We hope you will enjoy your visit to our website, and hope to meet you someday at the farmer's market, a fiber show or here on the farm.
