This year marks the 250th anniversary of both the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, a major early victory in the American Revolution that helped turn the tide of the war. The South Carolina Sesquicentennial Commission (SC250) has prepared a calendar of events to help your community celebrate “Carolina […]

“Putting Down the Roots of Liberty” Join the City of Beaufort, Historic Beaufort Foundation, the Beaufort County 250th Committee, and renowned Shakespearean Actor GaryRobin Smith as Benjamin Franklin, on Wednesday, July 1, 2:00 p.m. in the Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park for a dedication ceremony and planting of a scion of the historic Liberty Tree […]

At 1 PM, F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base will make their way down the coastline, beginning at Cherry Grove in North Myrtle Beach and ending in the Beaufort/Bluffton area in the Lowcountry. Following the active military aircraft will be an all-volunteer brigade of Warbirds, a civilian-owned and flown vintage plane community that will include […]