Tours
Many suggest
that the
Revolutionary War
was won in South
Carolina, and
you'll have a
chance to visit
crucial battle sites
such as King's
Mountain,
Cowpens and
Ninety Six. You'll
leave with more
insight on the
battles thanks to
the narrated bus
tours, National
Park Service videos
on the bus, and
re-enactors.
Just where were
those patriots and
British troops
standing in the
field? Well, on
Saturday the South
Carolina Society
has arranged for
re-enactors to take
up positions to
provide a full
understanding of
the battle scenes.
As a tribute to the
Congress held in
1930, the same
menu will be
replicated. So, if
you've been to
King's Mountain,
come again and see
it from a new
viewpoint.
The Saturday
tour continues on
to Cowpens, where
Gen. Nathanael
Greene and Gen.
Daniel Morgan
crushed the British during this battle—the
beginning of the end.
The Wednesday tour will return to another
crucial site: the Siege of Ninety Six. Greene and
Francis Marion, subject of the 2014 Poster
Contest, drove the British from this site. It's an
exciting story of how the patriots overcame the
world's greatest army.
Memorial Service
The historic Christ Church (Episcopal) is the
location for the Memorial Service. The church,
designed by Joel Poinsett, was consecrated in
1854 and is the oldest organized religious body
in Greenville. Of special interest is the Last
Supper stained glass created by Franz Mayer &
Co. of Munich.
The color guard will lead a procession to the
church down the tree-lined Main Street in a
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Above, scenic downtown
Greenville; left, Christ Church,
the location of the Memorial
Service
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