Chester State Park
PARK PROGRAMS
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Join us for a candlelight tour and catch a glimpse of early settlers living in the Waxhaws. Experience 18th century daily life, similar to Andrew Jackson's boyhood experince, and see the events that shaped the community as you step back in time. Designed for all ages. Children aged 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult. Tours begin every 30 minutes from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Andrew Jackson State Park
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The differences between Christmas during the southern antebellum period and what the common perception of the “Charles Dickens-Victorian” Christmas, are really two completely different things. Antebellum Christmas was actually a low-key affair. A day spent with family, a better-than-usual meal, small gifts exchanged, and a church observance were the major events. Décor, was usually geared towards “sprucing up the house” with evergreens and holly to brighten up the dreary winter, when compared to the Victorian Wonderland with which we all are most familiar. Come and view Rose Hill Plantation as it might have been in the Antebellum era. Interpreters in period clothing will be on hand to walk visitors through the mansion, and explain the differences between a real Antebellum Christmas, and the image of Christmas with which we are all familiar. The Mansion will be decorated for the holidays throughout the month of December. Admission for the Holiday Open House is $5.00 per person.
Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
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Come out to celebrate the birthday of the Seventh President of the United States at his boyhood homeplace. Join us for a day of living history demonstrations to see what the Carolina Backcountry was like in Jackson's time. See traditional crafters at work. Listen to historians discuss the legacy of Andrew Jackson. Enjoy the beauty of the park as history comes to life before your eyes.
Andrew Jackson State Park
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 Chester
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