In the 19th and 20th centuries, some counties in South Carolina established poor houses as places where paupers were sent to live. Often, they were elderly or disabled people in the community who had nowhere else…
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The Rose Hill Plantation
Built between 1828 and 1832, the beautiful Rose Hill Plantation is a historic site in Union County, South Carolina. Nestled along the Tyger River. Rose Hill Plantation served as the South Carolina Governor’s mansion during William…
The South Carolina Tornado from HELL
A tornado that stays on the ground for 135 miles sounds like something from a horror movie or the 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz. But that nightmare became a reality on April 30, 1924. The…
Historic 2015 South Carolina Flood
This historic storm had a significant impact on the lower part of the state, including Columbia. The major flood event consisted of a four- to five-day stretch of on-and-off heavy rainfall in early October 2015. It…
1999 Hurricane Floyd
It is hard to believe it has been almost 26 years since Hurricane Floyd, then the worst hurricane in the state’s history, slammed into Eastern North Carolina. The storm crashed ashore on September 16, 1999, resulting…
The Haunted Bentonville Battlefield in North Carolina
Four Oaks, North Carolina, was home to the last major Confederate offensive against General Sherman and the Federal army. The three-day Battle of Bentonville is the largest in North Carolina history, and some believe the grounds…
2024 Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene is the deadliest hurricane to hit the contiguous United States since Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. The storm caused at least 248 deaths, with 175 of those deaths directly related to this massive storm,…
The North Carolina Coal Glen Mine Disaster
The most significant loss of life in a mining accident in the state of North Carolina occurred on May 27, 1925, when 53 miners were killed by explosions in the Coal Glen mine in Farmville, located…
Hurricane Helene (1958)
Hurricane Helene raked the Carolinas coast on September 27, 1958, but did not make landfall. That morning, the massive Category 4 storm with winds up to 150 mph approached Charleston, South Carolina, before abruptly turning to…
The Legend of Oregon Inlet in North Carolina
Oregon Inlet is a natural channel on the Outer Banks of North Carolina that separates Bodie Island from Pea Island and joins Pamlico Sound to the Atlantic Ocean. A hurricane that sliced through the area in…