SC250 Charleston, Inc. is a locally based non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage, inspire and support educational and commemorative programs that center on the American Revolution and Charleston’s contributions toward establishing our Nation.
May 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the Second Continental Congress. South Carolina would initially send five delegates to this congress in Philadelphia that was famous for producing the Declaration of Independence. Learn more about the delegates from South Carolina there at the opening of this congress.
Despite its great significance, news about the April 19, 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord took some time to reach Charleston. Learn about how we learned of the Shot Heard Round the World.
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April 21, 1775: Teams of South Carolina Patriots moved through the night and raided three weapons storage and gunpowder magazines around Charleston. This raid was one of the most important and successful covert operations of the war.
Join us on May 14 at 7pm at the Sottile Theater for an event with Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. They will talking about their new documentary film – The American Revolution – and highlighting Charleston’s rich Revolutionary War history.
What was happening 250 years ago in Charleston? Learn more about the events of 1775 – a pivotal year filled with growing tensions and revolutionary crisis.
September 2024 marks the 250th anniversary of the opening of the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia. Five prominant South Carolinians were elected in Charleston as delegates and each played a prominant role in the proceedings.
At the recently completed South Carolina 250 Commission meeting in Spartanburg, South Carolina, four different Charleston-area programs received grant funding from the commision. Each of these programs will help to expand our understanding of Charleston’s central role in the American Revolution.
Why is Carolina Day on June 28th? And how did South Carolina become The Palmetto State? Find answers to these questions and other facts about The Battle of Sullivan’s Island in our new 10 Facts page.
Learn more about the history and people of Charleston during the time that it was occupied by the British during the Revolutionary War. Christina and Nic Butler’s new research highlights a more complex and interesting story of these times.
Leveraging a grant from SC250, the Charleston Library Society has been digitizing much of their remarkable collection of documents from the Revolutionary War period. Check out their new page that will help you leverage this important work.
Charleston County is filled with historic sites, museums, galleries, and other places filled with Revolutionary War history and connections.
SC250 Charleston is a 501c3 that operates through the support it receives from partners and interested individuals. Your financial support will help develop and promote programs.
