South Carolina Driving Tours-- Part 2: Where America Was Won

From Fort Moultrie by Charleston, get on I-26 (why an interstate?) to Columbia and visit the S.C. State Museum in Columbia.  from there, head to Ninety-Six, named in 1730 because it was thought to be 96 miles from the Cherokee town of Keowee.  At Ninety-Six National Historic Site you can visit where two Revolutionary War battles were fought.

Then take I-96 to Cowpens National Battlefield where Americans proved they could defeat the professional British soldiers, which they did in less than an hour-long battle.

You can end your South Carolina Revolutionary War experience at King;s Mountain National Military Park, about 30 miles from Cowpens.  This is where the Americans, hurting from defeats in Charleston and Camden, rallied to reverse the momentum of the war with a victory over General Cornwallis' army in a battle Thomas Jefferson termed, "The turn of the tide of success."

--RoadDog

South Carolina Driving Tours-- Part 1: The Scenic Route and Where America Was Won

From Discover South Carolina Official Vacation Guide.

Several different driving tours available in-state.

THE SCENIC ROUTE

Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway on SC-11.  Rolls for 112 miles through the state's Upcountry.  Start in the north from Gaffney.  see the Blue Ridge Escarpment where there are dozens of waterfalls and miles of trails.

WHERE AMERICA WAS WON

South Carolina is the site of more than 200 Revolutionary War engagements.  You can go from the first shots in 1776 to the battle that many say led to the british surrender.

Start your journey at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island by Charleston.  British warships fired on the American fort here in 1776.  Col. William Moultrie and his troops fought it off in a palmetto-log structure.  It was later abandoned and destroyed by hurricanes.  A brick Fort Moultrie now stands on the site.

More to Come.  --RoadDog