Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site
PARK PROGRAMS
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Participants will travel on horseback through beautiful Croft State Natural Area with a park guide. Riders will hear how people once lived here and used the land in past eras. Along the way, visitors will discover old homesteads, cemeteries and mineral springs where they will hear a brief history of Whitestone Springs, where people once purchased water for health purposes. This will be a fun-filled and relaxing day on horseback discovering Croft State Natural Area's varied history.
Croft State Natural Area
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On November 20, 1780, General Thomas Sumter and his men fought Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton and a small, but well trained force of British soldiers at the Blackstock's Plantation in modern-day Union County. On Saturday, November 21, 2009, Musgrove Mill State Historic Site will be presenting the Battle of Blackstock's Anniversary Celebration. The event will feature an interpretive talk on the Battle of Blackstock's and its significance, a Ranger-led tour of the battlefield, a period firing salute, and commemorations by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution. The event will be held at 1:00 pm at Blackstock Battlefield Historic Site. For more information and directions to Blackstock Battlefield Historic Site, contact Musgrove Mill State Historic Site at (864) 938-0100.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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Come join us for a Christmas celebration 1850s style. Reenactors will be cooking over the hearth in our 1800s Homeplace using traditional methods of the period. We will also be making decorations, wreaths, corn husk angels, and decorating our tree. There will also be crafts to take home and hot cider to drink. Discover the Christmas of your ancestors as it was just beginning to take its modern form.
Kings Mountain 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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Experience Musgrove Mill State Historic Site in an entirely different way - in the dark! The event will feature candle-lit tours of the Musgrove Mill battlefield, which will include presentations by historians in period-correct clothing and uniforms telling the story of the Battle of Musgrove's Mill from the Patriot and British point of view.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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In the summer of 1780 a group of roughly 300 loyalist partisans and 200 British Provincials set up camp at the home of Edward Musgrove on the Enoree River. Come join us at Musgrove Mill State Historic Site for a Living History Campout and experience a little bit of what life was like for the soldiers of the American Revolution. Re-enactors will be on hand to give fire starting, cooking, and even weapons demonstrations. A guided hike of the Home and Mill Site, and stories around the camp fire will also be part of the program.
Visitors will be asked to bring all of their own camping materials. Typical camping stuffs include tents, sleeping bags, food, cooking supplies, cleaning supplies, toiletries, and suitable clothing. Bathroom facilities, camp grills, and picnic tables will be made available throughout the durations of the program.
Contact Musgrove Mill State Historic Site for more information about the program or to make a reservation. Reservations are required at least one.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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The Battle of Musgrove’s Mill was a very bright spot on a very dark day in the fight for American Independence. Come join us at Musgrove Mill State Historic Site for a ranger led tour of the home and mill site and the battlefield.
Contact Musgrove Mill State Historic Site for more information about the program or to make a reservation. Reservations are required and space is limited.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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Sure, the life of Revolutionary War soldiers was tough and dangerous, which is all the more reason they for enjoying themselves during their free time. Games of many sorts and varieties were one way that they chose to amuse themselves during encampments. Come out to Musgrove Mill State Historic Site this weekend and participate in or just learn about the games played during the Revolutionary War.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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History will be made accessible to children at this Musgrove Mill State Historic Site event. Activities will include quill pen writing, cartridge rolling, weapons demonstrations, bullet making, and guided hikes.
The morning program is recommended for children ages 5-10 and the afternoon program is recommended for children ages 7-13.
Contact Musgrove Mill State Historic site for more information about the program or to make a reservation. Reservations are required and space is limited.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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This two-day event features re-enactors from all over the southeast portraying military and civilian life during the American Revolution. The event will feature weapons and tactics demonstrations, cooking, camp life, and many other aspects of life during America's infancy. The DAR and SAR will perform a commemoration on the first day of the event. This is a great opportunity to experience the Revolutionary War in one of the places where it actually happened.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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Not all American settlers fought for their independence from Great Britain. Many remained loyal to their country and took up arms against their neighbors. Join us at Musgrove Mill State Historic Site to learn about these Loyalists and their role in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. The event will feature living history demonstrations that show how Loyalists were recruited and trained in the British Army, and will include weapons and tactics demonstration used by the British during the Revolutionary War in the Carolina Backcountry.
Musgrove Mill State Historic Site
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