The Grand Lodge of Ancient Freemasons of South Carolina

Organized before August 18, 1737, this Grand Lodge met in Charles Shepheard's Tavern, an early meeting place of the colony, once located on this corner.

Marker is at the intersection of Church Street and Broad Street, on the right ...

Landing of the German Colonists

In commemoration

of the

Landing of the German Colonists

October 6, 1683

Franz Daniel Pastorius

Dirk Herman Araham op Den Graeff

Tuenes Kunders • Lenert Arens

Reinert Tisen • Wilhelm Strepers

Jan Lensen • Peter Keurlis • Jan Siemens

Johann ...

The Confederate Home

c. 1800

This handsome building, c. 1800 was constructed by Gilbert Chalmers. From 1810 to 1825 it was the home of Gov. John Geddes, who married the builder's daughter. During Gov. Geddes' term in office, Pres. James Monroe visited here. ...

The Little Theater Clark Memorial Theatre Virginia Samford Theat

Built in 1937 by Gen. Louis Verdier Clark from a design by architect William T. Warren as a community playhouse for cultural activities. It was recognized as one of the best of its kind in the nation. Mrs. Vassar Allen ...

French Settlement on the South Shore

Front - In English

Windsor is the oldest known site of continuous settlement in Ontario. The government of New France, anxious to increase its presence on the Detroit River, offered land agricultural settlement on the south shore in 1749. That ...

Grand Army of the Republic Hall

This structure, built in 1822, served as the Methodist Church for nearly 50 years and still retains a portion of the original burial ground at the rear. After the battle, wounded were cared for here by the Catholic Sisters of ...

The Home of Colby Cheese

At his father's cheese factory about one mile south and one mile west of here, Joseph F. Steinwand in 1885 developed a new and unique type of cheese. He named it for the township in which his father, Ambrose Steinwand, ...

William R. Johnson House / The Columns

William R. Johnson House

This Greek Revival house was built ca. 1854 for William R. Johnson, (1813-1893), physician, planter, and legislator in what was then Marion District. Johnson, an 1838 graduate of the Medical College of S.C., later served in the ...

The Germantown White House

Deshler-Morris House

President George Washington lived here in the Deshler-Morris House twice. He came here first seeking refuge from the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The “pure and healthy air” of the rural village of Germantown, six miles from Philadelphia, ...

The Germantown White House

(Deshler-Morris House)

President George Washington sought refuge here from the 1793 yellow fever epidemic. The following summer, the president returned with his family to enjoy the cooler Germantown countryside.

Interactive exhibits and guided tours offer a glimpse into the daily ...