Thank you to our members again for your support and donations to our efforts. The financial support we receive goes directly into work on projects like the Francis Marion Papers, research and development for interpretation at our battlegrounds, preserving several more battleground sites around the State, and bringing The Liberty Trail to fruition. So, a little more on what has been going on with The Liberty Trail. 

For those of you who have been visiting sites on The Liberty Trail, you know that the app is bursting with amazing stories including audio battlefield tours, 360 degree virtual tours, driving maps and more. (You can download the app in Google Play, the Apple store, or use it from the website www.thelibertytrail.org). If you’ve not recently visited one of the thirty sites, the spring is a great time to check out the great progress we and our partner, American Battlefield Trust, are making.  

Waxhaws (Buford’s Massacre) now has additional interpretation and split rail fencing. You can walk the loop and learn more about the battle and those who fought there. 

• Hanging Rock is a work in progress that now has a trail, interpretive signage, and split rail fencing. For safety of our visitors, we are initially limiting access to the west side of Flat Rock Road. 

• New interpretive signage is up at Camden, where several loop trails are in development. 

• Fort Watson, Fort Fair Lawn, and Marion Square all have Augmented Reality (AR) binoculars, and you may find the AR apps online as well. 

• And you will find that Eutaw Springs Battlefield has been freshened up with new fencing and tree work. An upcoming AR experience is coming for it as well.

For our expert historians out there, please know that this is Phase I, and not all the signage, etc. will be where it will go in future phases of development. It is a work in progress, but the outcome of the project, with your support, will put our history on display for present and future generations. Our goal is that it will acknowledge the role our State played in the War for Independence in a way that will make us all proud! 

Huzzah!!