America's 250th at Brookgreen Gardens
Celebrate America's 250th right here at Brookgreen Gardens. From exhibits to educational talks and tours, we invite you to celebrate this monumental year with us.
Historical Tours:
Brookgreen Gardens is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is part of the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor and the Eastern South Carolina Heritage Region. We offer daily tours and excursions, including creek tours, historic plantation sites, and graves. This year, we have added more historical information to our tours, including the Revolutionary War and the 250th anniversary period and celebration. Additionally, our interpretive panels at the historic sites on the property are designed to tell an engaging, historically accurate story about the location's significance to the Revolutionary War.
Exhibits:
Lowcountry Center History Exhibit | 9:30 AM - 5 PM
South Carolina and the American Revolution
This exhibit focuses on South Carolina's role in the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution. It features important military leaders and battles, as well as four of the nation's Founding Fathers.
Brookgreen Patriots and Their Descendants
This exhibit presents people associated with the Brookgreen Gardens property who fought in the American Revolution or provided goods, supplies, and financial support. Also included are their family members in the 19th Century who were significant in American history.
Programs:
September 17 | 10 AM | Ron Daise Auditorium
Theatrical Performance - A one-person theatrical monologue of the life of Catharine (Caty) Littlefield Green, the wife of Continental Army General Nathaniel Greene, by Carin Bloom, a living historian from the Historic Charleston Foundation Education Center. General Greene took charge of the southern war effort in late 1780, and after the British surrender at Yorktown, Caty joined him in the South Carolina Lowcountry. Carin will present many of the known details of Caty Greene's extraordinary life. This production and narrative provide a new dimension of the Revolutionary War.
These exhibits have been financed in part with state funds from the SC American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission (SC250)
