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American Military Museum
Charleston, South Carolina

Military

Cherokee County Museum
Gaffney, South Carolina

Art, Culture, History, Military, Science

The Cherokee Historical and Preservation Society (CHAPS), Inc. was formed in 1969 by a group of citizens concerned about the rapid loss of Cherokee County's historical heritage to development and progress. The group now consists of nearly 250 members and has taken great strides to educate the public about the significance of and protect the county's numerous historical sites.

Museum and Library of Confederate History
Greenville, South Carolina

Culture, General, History, Library, Military

This museum is dedicated to an accurate portrayal of the history of one of the most tragic periods in America's past: 1861-1865. We show the events as they were, without embellishment or revisionism. The museum is home to numerous artifacts and displays portraying the war and home life in the South during that time.

Sumter County Museum
Sumter, South Carolina

Botanical Garden, Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library, Military, Nature Centers, Park

The Sumter County Museum is a private non-profit institution whose mission is to promote the history of Old Sumter District through the preservation and exhibition of objects, manuscripts, and documents, which relate the story of this area of South Carolina. The museum includes the Williams-Brice House (1916), the Heritage Education Center (2003) and the Carolina Backcountry Homestead.

The Powder Magazine
Charleston, South Carolina

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Military

The Powder Magazine museum is South Carolina's oldest public building. It has been a property of the non-profit the NSCDA-SC since 1902. Exhibits are focused on South Carolina's colonial military history, and available to the public daily.

U.S. Army Finance Corps Museum
Fort Jackson, South Carolina

History, Military

The mission of the US Army Finance Corps Museum is to function as a permanent historical and educational institution of the Soldiers Support Institute (SSI), and the US Army Finance School, providing training and education to Soldiers, military dependents and interested civilians.

Warren Lasch Conservation Center
North Charleston, South Carolina

History, Military, Nature Centers, Science, Specialized

Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Charleston, South Carolina

Archaeology, Culture, History, Military, Park, Zoo

Charles Towne Landing SHS has undergone a visionary and physical redevelopment over the last 10 years. The physical redevelopment was highlighted in 2006 by the grand opening of a brand new exhibit hall and visitor center that tells the story of the first 10 years of the settlement of Charles Towne. As the first site of the original settlement of Charles Towne (Charleston), the site is an archaeological museum as well, with continuous excavations that slowly uncover clues to the first settlement's inhabitants. Animals that roamed Carolina at the time of English settlement are highlighted in the Animal Forest zoo. A new otter habitat opened to the public in April 2011.

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site
Camden, South Carolina

Archaeology, Culture, History, Historic House, Library, Military

Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site is a 106-acre outdoor museum complex and includes: the original town site of Camden, oldest inland town in SC, five historic buildings, some with exhibits, reconstructions of some of the Revolutionary War military fortifications and the Kershaw House, which served as British headquarters during the 1780-81 Southern Campaign.

Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

History, Military

The Patriots Point Development Authority is an enterprise (self supporting) state agency which has as current tenants a hotel, marina, college athletic complex, resort cottages and a golf course.

The Beaufort Arsenal Museum
Beaufort, South Carolina

History, Military

The South Carolina Civil War Museum
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

General, History, Military

The South Carolina Civil War Museum houses the collection of the artifacts gathered from the discovery of the Confederate States Navy's war effort in ship building at the Mars Bluff Confederate Naval Yard on the Great Peedee River; as well as recovered military artifacts from the Confederate Steamer/gunboat CSS PeeDee. The museum's collection governs all aspects of the American Civil War from political, homelife, financial, and military including army, navy, and marines, salt works, and the aftermath of reconstruction. The South Carolina Civil War Museum's well presented collection includes artifacts and equipment from the turbulent years of 1860-1865.

US Army Adjutant General's Corps Museum
Fort Jackson, South Carolina

History, Library, Military, Specialized

The Museum is dedicated to the history of the Army's Adjutant General's Corps from 1775 to present. Historical documents, photos, uniforms and equipment depict the diverse history of the Corps.

MUSEUM CONFERENCES

Oregon Museum Association 2024 Conference

September 8, 2024 - September 10, 2025

North Bend, Oregon

2025 California Association of Museums Conference

February 18 - 22, 2025

San Fransico, California

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