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A rice field in Middleton Place in Charleston, S.C., May 15, 2026. A majority of Charles Town's population was enslaved, laboring in rice fields on pl...

Shepps in Middleton Place in Charleston, S.C., May 15, 2026. Middleton Place raises heritage breeds (like Gulf Coast sheep) that lived on the plantati...

An exterior view of Middleton Place in Charleston, S.C., May 15, 2026. The home hosts a museum with details about the lives of enslaved people who liv...

Visitors ride in a horse-drawn carriage near St. Michael's Church in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2026. During the war, the steeple of St. Michael's was...

Marion Square, the site of the American fortification known as the Horn Work, in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2026. Charleston's charm hides a bloody his...

A container of black tea leaves from Oliver Pluff & Company, in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2026. "Bohea" was slang for tea during the colonial era. Oli...

Revolutionary flags hang from houses in downtown Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2026. Revolutionary flags like the blue Moultrie flag and the yellow Gadsde...

Inside the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, where prisoners were detained during the British occupation, and where the Constitution was ratified afte...

The St. Philip's Church in Charleston, S.C., May 14, 2026. The war's legacy in the Northeast often overshadows its history in Charleston, S.C. But as...

The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, where prisoners were detained during the British occupation, and where the Constitution was ratified after the w...

A snake at the Black Mingo Creek, near Georgetown, S.C., May 5, 2026. Brutal guerrilla warfare between patriot and loyalist militias played out across...

The Black Mingo Creek, near Georgetown, S.C., May 5, 2026. Brutal guerrilla warfare between patriot and loyalist militias played out across South Caro...

Visitors ride kayaks at Black Mingo Creek, near Georgetown, S.C., May 5, 2026. Brutal guerrilla warfare between patriot and loyalist militias played o...