List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina

This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in South Carolina, United States. The United States' National Historic Landmark (NHL) program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] There are 76 NHLs in South Carolina and 3 additional National Park Service-administered areas of primarily historic importance.[2]

Architects whose work is recognized by two or more separate NHLs in the state are:

These tallies do not include any buildings that are contributing properties within historic districts unless they are also individually designated as NHLs.

There are five places listed for their association with artists and writers.[7]

There are four World War II-era museum ships; all are located at Patriot's Point in Charleston Harbor.

Current NHLs in South Carolina

The 76 NHLs in South Carolina are distributed across 16 of the 46 counties in the state; 42 of the 76 are located in Charleston County.

[8]Landmark nameImageDate designated[9]Location CountyDescription
1William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures
William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures
November 4, 1963
(#66000698)
Charleston
32°47′21″N 79°56′15″W / 32.789167°N 79.9375°W / 32.789167; -79.9375 (William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures)
CharlestonStructures of South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company, the longest operating railroad in the world in 1833, and home of founder William Aiken
2Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens
Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens
October 5, 1992
(#84002045)
Murrells Inlet
33°30′50″N 79°05′07″W / 33.513889°N 79.085278°W / 33.513889; -79.085278 (Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens)
GeorgetownLandmark combining Atalaya and portions of Brookgreen Gardens associated with artist Anna Hyatt Huntington
3Beaufort Historic District
Beaufort Historic District
November 7, 1973
(#69000159)
Beaufort
32°26′08″N 80°40′04″W / 32.435556°N 80.667778°W / 32.435556; -80.667778 (Beaufort Historic District)
Beaufort
4Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
February 4, 1985
(#85003258)
Camden
34°14′48″N 80°36′19″W / 34.246589°N 80.605213°W / 34.246589; -80.605213 (Bethesda Presbyterian Church)
KershawChurch designed by Robert Mills
5William Blacklock House
William Blacklock House
November 7, 1973
(#73001681)
Charleston
32°46′59″N 79°56′22″W / 32.782927°N 79.939353°W / 32.782927; -79.939353 (William Blacklock House)
CharlestonAdamesque house, possibly designed by Gabriel Manigault
6Borough House
Borough House
June 7, 1988
(#72001224)
Stateburg
33°57′14″N 80°32′16″W / 33.953889°N 80.537778°W / 33.953889; -80.537778 (Borough House)
Sumter"The oldest and largest collection of 'high style' pise de terre (rammed earth) buildings in the United States". Across the road from Church of the Holy Cross
7Miles Brewton House
Miles Brewton House
October 9, 1960
(#66000699)
Charleston
32°46′20″N 79°55′56″W / 32.772131°N 79.932201°W / 32.772131; -79.932201 (Miles Brewton House)
CharlestonFine examples of a "double house" (having four main rooms per floor) in Charleston
8Robert Brewton House
Robert Brewton House
October 9, 1960
(#66000700)
Charleston
32°46′28″N 79°55′45″W / 32.774388°N 79.929041°W / 32.774388; -79.929041 (Robert Brewton House)
CharlestonCharleston's oldest dated "single" house (one room wide, with the narrow end toward the street, and entry centered in long side)
9Brick House Ruins
Brick House Ruins
April 15, 1970
(#70000580)
Edisto Island
32°35′59″N 80°19′32″W / 32.599774°N 80.325420°W / 32.599774; -80.325420 (Brick House Ruins)
CharlestonRuins of a plantation house that burned in 1929
10Burt-Stark Mansion
Burt-Stark Mansion
October 5, 1992
(#70000559)
Abbeville
34°10′49″N 82°22′55″W / 34.180317°N 82.382023°W / 34.180317; -82.382023 (Burt-Stark Mansion)
AbbevilleWhere the American Civil War ended.
11Camden Battlefield
Camden Battlefield
January 20, 1961
(#66000707)
Camden
34°20′47″N 80°36′27″W / 34.346389°N 80.6075°W / 34.346389; -80.6075 (Camden Battlefield)
KershawSite of Battle of Camden, British victory in 1780
12Chapelle Administration Building
Chapelle Administration Building
December 8, 1976
(#76001710)
Columbia
34°00′37″N 81°01′15″W / 34.010263°N 81.020966°W / 34.010263; -81.020966 (Chapelle Administration Building)
RichlandAllen University building designed by John A. Lankford, "dean of black architecture"
13Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site
Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site
January 3, 2001
(#74001822)
Parris Island
32°18′23″N 80°40′32″W / 32.306389°N 80.675556°W / 32.306389; -80.675556 (Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site)
BeaufortArcheological site of French fort built in 1562 and Spanish forts built in 1566 and after.
14Charleston Historic District
Charleston Historic District
October 9, 1960
(#78002497)
Charleston
32°47′08″N 79°56′13″W / 32.785556°N 79.936944°W / 32.785556; -79.936944 (Charleston Historic District)
CharlestonHistoric district including 81 contributing properties and 700 others.
15Church of the Holy Cross
Church of the Holy Cross
November 7, 1973
(#73001732)
Stateburg
33°57′39″N 80°31′55″W / 33.960744°N 80.531944°W / 33.960744; -80.531944 (Church of the Holy Cross)
SumterGothic Revival Church constructed of rammed earth in 1852. Across the road from Borough House
16USS Clamagore
USS Clamagore
June 29, 1989
(#89001229)
Mount Pleasant
32°47′16″N 79°54′28″W / 32.787883°N 79.907744°W / 32.787883; -79.907744 (USS Clamagore)
CharlestonA submarine that was in training when World War II ended
17Coker Experimental Farms
Coker Experimental Farms
July 19, 1964
(#66000706)
Hartsville
34°21′47″N 80°03′35″W / 34.363056°N 80.059722°W / 34.363056; -80.059722 (Coker Experimental Farms)
DarlingtonSite of crop-improvement experiments that "played a great role in the agricultural revolution of the South"
18College of Charleston
College of Charleston
November 11, 1971
(#71000748)
Charleston
32°47′03″N 79°56′17″W / 32.784167°N 79.938056°W / 32.784167; -79.938056 (College of Charleston)
CharlestonHistoric and attractive campus center; Randolph Hall, Towell Library, and Gate Lodge completed by 1856, designed by William Strickland, Edward Brickell White, and George E. Walker
19Drayton Hall
Drayton Hall
October 9, 1960
(#66000701)
Charleston
32°52′15″N 80°04′35″W / 32.8709°N 80.0763°W / 32.8709; -80.0763 (Drayton Hall)
CharlestonPlantation house built in 1742 of Palladian architectural style
20Exchange and Provost
Exchange and Provost
November 7, 1973
(#69000160)
Charleston
32°46′37″N 79°55′37″W / 32.776842°N 79.927009°W / 32.776842; -79.927009 (Exchange and Provost)
CharlestonVariously a customhouse, mercantile exchange, military prison and barracks, post office, and meeting place of the 1790 State Legislature
21Farmers' and Exchange Bank
Farmers' and Exchange Bank
November 7, 1973
(#73001685)
Charleston
32°46′39″N 79°55′37″W / 32.777435°N 79.926964°W / 32.777435; -79.926964 (Farmers' and Exchange Bank)
CharlestonA unique Moorish-style bank building built in 1854
22Fig IslandMarch 29, 2007
(#70000585)
Charleston
32°34′13″N 80°12′55″W / 32.5703°N 80.2153°W / 32.5703; -80.2153 (Fig Island)
CharlestonArchaeological site that is "one of the most complex shell-ring sites" in the United States
23Fireproof Building
Fireproof Building
November 7, 1969
(#69000161)
Charleston
32°46′37″N 79°55′52″W / 32.776923°N 79.931052°W / 32.776923; -79.931052 (Fireproof Building)
CharlestonDesigned by Robert Mills to be the most fireproof building in America; now the South Carolina Historical Society building.
24First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
November 7, 1973
(#71000800)
Columbia
34°00′21″N 81°02′00″W / 34.005864°N 81.033450°W / 34.005864; -81.033450 (First Baptist Church)
RichlandWhere the American Civil War started, with the secession of South Carolina from the Union.
25Fort Hill (John C. Calhoun House)
Fort Hill (John C. Calhoun House)
December 19, 1960
(#66000708)
Clemson
34°40′34″N 82°50′21″W / 34.675976°N 82.839208°W / 34.675976; -82.839208 (Fort Hill (John C. Calhoun House))
PickensHome of John C. Calhoun, now within Clemson University campus.
26William Gibbes House
William Gibbes House
April 15, 1970
(#70000575)
Charleston
32°46′15″N 79°56′04″W / 32.770701°N 79.934493°W / 32.770701; -79.934493 (William Gibbes House)
CharlestonAdamesque style home with a beautiful ballroom, and exceptional wrought iron work and marble steps in front
27Graniteville Historic District
Graniteville Historic District
June 2, 1978
(#78002491)
Graniteville
33°34′01″N 81°48′30″W / 33.566893°N 81.808377°W / 33.566893; -81.808377 (Graniteville Historic District)
AikenTextile mill town with Gothic revival church and carpenter gothic homes
28Hampton Plantation
Hampton Plantation
April 15, 1970
(#70000582)
McClellanville
33°11′54″N 79°26′16″W / 33.198333°N 79.437778°W / 33.198333; -79.437778 (Hampton Plantation)
Charleston"South Carolina's finest example of a large two-and-a-half frame Georgian plantation house"
29Dubose Heyward House
Dubose Heyward House
November 11, 1971
(#71000749)
Charleston
32°46′29″N 79°55′45″W / 32.774663°N 79.929029°W / 32.774663; -79.929029 (Dubose Heyward House)
CharlestonHome of Dubose Heyward, author of the novel Porgy.
30Heyward-Washington House
Heyward-Washington House
April 15, 1970
(#70000576)
Charleston
32°46′31″N 79°55′45″W / 32.775337°N 79.929125°W / 32.775337; -79.929125 (Heyward-Washington House)
CharlestonResidence of George Washington during his 1792 visit to Charleston
31Hibernian Hall
Hibernian Hall
November 7, 1973
(#73001686)
Charleston
32°46′39″N 79°55′52″W / 32.777469°N 79.931148°W / 32.777469; -79.931148 (Hibernian Hall)
Charleston
32Hopsewee
Hopsewee
November 11, 1971
(#71000782)
Georgetown
33°12′38″N 79°23′05″W / 33.210556°N 79.384722°W / 33.210556; -79.384722 (Hopsewee)
GeorgetownPlantation mansion built in 1749; the birthplace of Thomas Lynch Jr.
33Huguenot Church
Huguenot Church
November 7, 1973
(#73001687)
Charleston
32°46′41″N 79°55′46″W / 32.778090°N 79.929312°W / 32.778090; -79.929312 (Huguenot Church)
CharlestonGothic Revival church built in 1844; designed by architect E. B. White
34Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
June 19, 1980
(#78002499)
Charleston
32°46′55″N 79°55′59″W / 32.781979°N 79.932948°W / 32.781979; -79.932948 (Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim)
CharlestonGreek revival building from 1840; second oldest synagogue in continuous use in the United States
35USS Laffey
USS Laffey
January 14, 1986
(#83002189)
Mount Pleasant
32°47′16″N 79°54′28″W / 32.787883°N 79.907744°W / 32.787883; -79.907744 (USS Laffey)
CharlestonA destroyer
36Lancaster County Courthouse
Lancaster County Courthouse
November 7, 1973
(#71000788)
Lancaster
34°43′17″N 80°46′17″W / 34.721264°N 80.771369°W / 34.721264; -80.771369 (Lancaster County Courthouse)
LancasterCourthouse in continuous use since 1828; designed by Robert Mills
37Lancaster County Jail
Lancaster County Jail
November 7, 1973
(#71000789)
Lancaster
34°43′06″N 80°46′17″W / 34.718335°N 80.771270°W / 34.718335; -80.771270 (Lancaster County Jail)
LancasterFormer jail building built in 1823, virtually unaltered work of Robert Mills, reflecting innovative changes in jail design he promoted
38Joseph Manigault House
Joseph Manigault House
November 7, 1973
(#73001688)
Charleston
32°47′19″N 79°56′08″W / 32.788703°N 79.935558°W / 32.788703; -79.935558 (Joseph Manigault House)
CharlestonHome designed by Gabriel Manigault for his brother
39Market Hall and Sheds
Market Hall and Sheds
November 7, 1973
(#73001689)
Charleston
32°46′51″N 79°55′53″W / 32.780720°N 79.931515°W / 32.780720; -79.931515 (Market Hall and Sheds)
CharlestonGreek Revival meat market with two blocks of sheds where vegetables, fish, etc., were sold
40Marshlands
Marshlands
November 7, 1973
(#73001674)
Beaufort
32°26′01″N 80°39′57″W / 32.433520°N 80.665831°W / 32.433520; -80.665831 (Marshlands)
BeaufortHome of Dr. James Robert Verdier, who discovered a treatment for yellow fever
41Middleburg Plantation
Middleburg Plantation
April 15, 1970
(#70000568)
Huger
33°04′52″N 79°50′35″W / 33.081111°N 79.843056°W / 33.081111; -79.843056 (Middleburg Plantation)
BerkeleyOne of the earliest frame plantation houses in the state
42Middleton Place
Middleton Place
November 11, 1971
(#71000770)
Summerville
32°53′59″N 80°08′12″W / 32.899722°N 80.136667°W / 32.899722; -80.136667 (Middleton Place)
DorchesterPlantation mansion and ornamental gardens on the Ashley River
43Millford Plantation
Millford Plantation
November 7, 1973
(#71000808)
Pinewood
33°44′54″N 80°32′15″W / 33.7484°N 80.53745°W / 33.7484; -80.53745 (Millford Plantation)
SumterA monumental 2-story Greek Revival mansion built in 1839 and meticulously restored in the early 1990s.
44Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital
Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital
November 7, 1973
(#70000890)
Columbia
34°00′55″N 81°02′03″W / 34.015160°N 81.034151°W / 34.015160; -81.034151 (Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital)
RichlandDesigned by Robert Mills, used from 1827 to 1937; "the oldest building in the country to be used continuously as a mental institution and one of the first mental hospitals built with public funds"
45Clark Mills Studio
Clark Mills Studio
December 21, 1965
(#66000703)
Charleston
32°46′36″N 79°55′46″W / 32.776597°N 79.929503°W / 32.776597; -79.929503 (Clark Mills Studio)
CharlestonStudio of self-taught sculptor Clark Mills
46Robert Mills House
Robert Mills House
November 7, 1973
(#70000595)
Columbia
34°00′34″N 81°01′45″W / 34.009444°N 81.029167°W / 34.009444; -81.029167 (Robert Mills House)
RichlandHome designed by architect Robert Mills
47Mulberry Plantation
Mulberry Plantation
October 9, 1960
(#66000697)
Moncks Corner
33°08′31″N 80°01′04″W / 33.141944°N 80.017778°W / 33.141944; -80.017778 (Mulberry Plantation)
BerkeleyBuilt in 1714 for a Royal governor; one of the earliest plantation homes in the United States
48Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chesnut House)
Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chesnut House)
February 16, 2000
(#80003673)
Camden
34°12′24″N 80°35′31″W / 34.206528°N 80.591944°W / 34.206528; -80.591944 (Mulberry Plantation (James and Mary Boykin Chesnut House))
KershawHome of Mary Boykin Chesnut and source for her Civil War-time diary describing southern society, "acknowledged as the most important piece of Confederate literature"
49Ninety-Six and Star Fort
Ninety-Six and Star Fort
November 7, 1973
(#69000169)
Ninety Six
34°08′49″N 82°01′28″W / 34.146944°N 82.024444°W / 34.146944; -82.024444 (Ninety-Six and Star Fort)
Greenwood
50Old Marine Hospital
Old Marine Hospital
November 7, 1973
(#73001690)
Charleston
32°46′39″N 79°56′15″W / 32.777621°N 79.937483°W / 32.777621; -79.937483 (Old Marine Hospital)
CharlestonGothic Revival design by Robert Mills built in 1833 to serve sick sailors and other transients
51Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church
Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church
November 7, 1973
(#73001683)
Charleston
32°46′45″N 79°55′53″W / 32.779032°N 79.931308°W / 32.779032; -79.931308 (Parish House of the Circular Congregational Church)
CharlestonParish house designed by Robert Mills
52Penn School Historic District
Penn School Historic District
December 2, 1974
(#74001824)
Frogmore
32°23′18″N 80°34′31″W / 32.3883°N 80.5753°W / 32.3883; -80.5753 (Penn School Historic District)
BeaufortSchool for freed slaves, Gullahs, on St. Helena Island which was occupied by the Union near the outset of the American Civil War
53Pompion Hill Chapel
Pompion Hill Chapel
April 15, 1970
(#70000567)
Huger
33°05′12″N 79°50′12″W / 33.086667°N 79.836667°W / 33.086667; -79.836667 (Pompion Hill Chapel)
BerkeleyEpiscopal chapel built in 1763, unaltered
54Powder Magazine
Powder Magazine
September 27, 1989
(#72001200)
Charleston
32°46′47″N 79°55′47″W / 32.779656°N 79.929791°W / 32.779656; -79.929791 (Powder Magazine)
CharlestonThe oldest public building in the city
55Joseph H. Rainey House
Joseph H. Rainey House
April 20, 1984
(#84003877)
Georgetown
33°22′07″N 79°17′02″W / 33.368607°N 79.283817°W / 33.368607; -79.283817 (Joseph H. Rainey House)
GeorgetownHome of the first black U.S. Congressman, Joseph H. Rainey, a former slave
56Robert Barnwell Rhett House
Robert Barnwell Rhett House
November 7, 1973
(#73001691)
Charleston
32°47′11″N 79°56′33″W / 32.786250°N 79.942502°W / 32.786250; -79.942502 (Robert Barnwell Rhett House)
CharlestonHome of Robert Barnwell Rhett, an extreme secessionist politician, a leading fire-eater at the Nashville Convention of 1850, which failed to endorse his aim of secession
57Robert William Roper House
Robert William Roper House
November 7, 1973
(#73001692)
Charleston
32°46′14″N 79°55′42″W / 32.770529°N 79.928419°W / 32.770529; -79.928419 (Robert William Roper House)
Charleston
58Nathaniel Russell House
Nathaniel Russell House
November 7, 1973
(#71000750)
Charleston
32°46′27″N 79°55′51″W / 32.774177°N 79.930737°W / 32.774177; -79.930737 (Nathaniel Russell House)
CharlestonAn Adamesque house completed in 1808
59Edward Rutledge House
Edward Rutledge House
November 11, 1971
(#71000751)
Charleston
32°46′34″N 79°56′01″W / 32.776202°N 79.933560°W / 32.776202; -79.933560 (Edward Rutledge House)
CharlestonHome of Edward Rutledge, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a governor of South Carolina
60John Rutledge House
John Rutledge House
November 7, 1973
(#71000752)
Charleston
32°46′34″N 79°56′01″W / 32.776231°N 79.933563°W / 32.776231; -79.933563 (John Rutledge House)
CharlestonHome of Gov. John Rutledge, a signer of the U.S. Constitution.
61St. James Church, Goose Creek
St. James Church, Goose Creek
April 15, 1970
(#70000566)
Goose Creek
32°58′25″N 80°01′47″W / 32.973616°N 80.029594°W / 32.973616; -80.029594 (St. James Church, Goose Creek)
BerkeleyEpiscopal chapel
62St. James Church, Santee
St. James Church, Santee
April 15, 1970
(#70000581)
Georgetown
33°10′13″N 79°27′56″W / 33.170166°N 79.46569°W / 33.170166; -79.46569 (St. James Church, Santee)
Charleston
63Saint Michael's Episcopal Church
Saint Michael's Episcopal Church
October 9, 1960
(#66000704)
Charleston
32°46′33″N 79°55′51″W / 32.775963°N 79.930931°W / 32.775963; -79.930931 (Saint Michael's Episcopal Church)
CharlestonBuilt in 1750s, Charleston's oldest church building
64St. Philip's Episcopal Church
St. Philip's Episcopal Church
November 7, 1973
(#73001695)
Charleston
32°46′44″N 79°55′46″W / 32.778874°N 79.929469°W / 32.778874; -79.929469 (St. Philip's Episcopal Church)
CharlestonChurch with E. B. White-designed steeple
65St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
April 15, 1970
(#70000570)
St. Stephen
33°24′19″N 79°55′00″W / 33.4054°N 79.9166°W / 33.4054; -79.9166 (St. Stephen's Episcopal Church)
BerkeleyA small Georgian brick country church with a high gambrel roof.
66Simmons-Edwards House
Simmons-Edwards House
November 7, 1973
(#71000753)
Charleston
32°46′22″N 79°56′02″W / 32.7729°N 79.93397°W / 32.7729; -79.93397 (Simmons-Edwards House)
CharlestonKnown as the "Pineapple Gate House" by locals, referring to finials upon its large brick gates
67Robert Smalls House
Robert Smalls House
May 30, 1973
(#74001823)
Beaufort
32°26′07″N 80°40′05″W / 32.435156°N 80.668186°W / 32.435156; -80.668186 (Robert Smalls House)
BeaufortPost-Civil War home of U.S. congressman Robert Smalls, a former slave who commandeered a Confederate ship out to Union lines
68Snee Farm
Snee Farm
November 7, 1973
(#73001702)
Mount Pleasant
32°50′46″N 79°49′29″W / 32.846111°N 79.824722°W / 32.846111; -79.824722 (Snee Farm)
CharlestonHome of early South Carolina Governor Charles Pinckney.
69Snow's IslandDecember 2, 1974
(#73001708)
Across the Peedee River from Dunham Bluff, near Johnsonville[10]
33°50′13″N 79°20′28″W / 33.8369°N 79.3411°W / 33.8369; -79.3411 (Snow's Island)
FlorenceRevolutionary War era refuge of the "Swamp Fox", Francis Marion
70South Carolina State House
South Carolina State House
May 11, 1976
(#70000598)
Columbia
34°00′02″N 81°01′59″W / 34.000433°N 81.033147°W / 34.000433; -81.033147 (South Carolina State House)
RichlandThis Greek Revival capitol building was completed in 1907, with major renovations in 1959 and 1998.
71Stono River Slave Rebellion Site
Stono River Slave Rebellion Site
May 30, 1974
(#74001840)
Rantowles
32°47′08″N 80°08′44″W / 32.785501°N 80.145560°W / 32.785501; -80.145560 (Stono River Slave Rebellion Site)
CharlestonBeginning point of the earliest slave revolt in the United States.
72Colonel John Stuart House
Colonel John Stuart House
November 7, 1973
(#70000578)
Charleston
32°46′28″N 79°56′02″W / 32.774370°N 79.933807°W / 32.774370; -79.933807 (Colonel John Stuart House)
CharlestonHome of Colonel John Stuart.
73Unitarian Church
Unitarian Church
November 7, 1973
(#73001696)
Charleston
32°46′41″N 79°56′04″W / 32.778149°N 79.934554°W / 32.778149; -79.934554 (Unitarian Church)
CharlestonChurch built in 1772 and reworked in Gothic style during 1852-1854
74Denmark Vesey House
Denmark Vesey House
May 11, 1976
(#76001698)
Charleston
32°46′56″N 79°56′28″W / 32.782209°N 79.941180°W / 32.782209; -79.941180 (Denmark Vesey House)
CharlestonSaid to be the home of Denmark Vesey, who was accused of plotting slave rebellion in 1822 and executed
75Woodlands
Woodlands
November 11, 1971
(#71000742)
Bamberg
33°17′27″N 80°55′53″W / 33.29085°N 80.931271°W / 33.29085; -80.931271 (Woodlands)
BambergThe primary residence of author William Gilmore Simms, whose main house was burned in 1865; the remaining wing and several outbuildings constitute a literary landmark.
76USS Yorktown
USS Yorktown
January 14, 1986
(#82001519)
Mount Pleasant
32°47′20″N 79°54′31″W / 32.788792°N 79.908588°W / 32.788792; -79.908588 (USS Yorktown)
CharlestonFamous World War II aircraft carrier

Historic areas of the National Park System in South Carolina

National Historic Sites, National Historic Parks, National Memorials, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are five of these in South Carolina. The National Park Service lists these five together with the NHLs in the state,[11] The Charles Pinckney National Historic Site (also known as Snee Farm) and Ninety Six National Historic Siteare also NHLs and are listed above. The remaining three are:

Landmark nameImageDate established[12]LocationCountyDescription
1Cowpens National Battlefield March 4, 1929GaffneyCherokeeSite of Battle of Cowpens in 1781
2Fort Sumter National Monument April 28, 1948CharlestonCharlestonFirst shots of the American Civil War were fired on January 9, 1861, and the Battle of Fort Sumter raged from April 12 to April 13.
3Kings Mountain National Military Park March 3, 1931BlacksburgCherokeeSite of Battle of Kings Mountain on 7 October 1780

Former NHLs in South Carolina

The nuclear-powered commercial vessel NS Savannah was moved to Virginia. Piedmont Number One, a historic textile mill, burned in 1983.

Landmark nameImageDate designatedDate moved or
withdrawn
LocalityCountyDescription
1NS Savannah July 17, 1991[13]1994Patriot's Point, CharlestonCharlestonNuclear-powered merchant cargo and passenger vessel. It was at Patriot's Point from 1982[citation needed] until 1994,[citation needed] when it was removed to Baltimore, Maryland. It has since been moved to Virginia.[citation needed]
2Piedmont Number One June 2, 1978March 5, 1986PiedmontGreenvilleA historic Southern textile mill that burned in 1983. Its National Historic Landmark designation was removed on March 5, 1986.[14]

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