News from the SC Battleground Trust

Memorial Day calls us to honor those who did not come home to celebratory ceremonies and flags, but gave their lives to a nation that we must work to make worthy of their sacrifice.

The South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust was honored to join the American Battlefield Trust, South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250), and the City of Camden on May 18 for the official opening of Hobkirk Hill Battlefield Park in Camden,.

In choosing retirement over dictatorship, George Washington truly became, in the words of his contemporaries, “...first in the hearts of his countrymen."

Remarks by CEO Rick Wise, September 13, 2025

Written by Rick Wise, CEO & Military Historian

The Winds of History: The Battle of Sullivan’s Island, June 28, 1776

Get outside this summer to enjoy enhancements that your gifts make possible on The Liberty Trail 

Get outside this Spring to enjoy enhancements that your gifts make possible on The Liberty Trail