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South Carolina National Park Units

Name

Classification

Date*

Hectares

Acres

Features

Charles Pinckney	National Historic Site	1988	12	28	Ancestral home of the American statesman, a principal framer of the Constitution and governor of South Carolina
Congaree Swamp	National Monument	1976	8,858	21,888	Contains the last significant tract of southern bottomland hardwood forest in the U.S.
Cowpens	National Battlefield	1929	341	842	Site of decisive colonial victory (1781) in the American Revolution
Fort Sumter	National Monument	1948	81	200	Site of first engagement of the Civil War (1861); park also encompasses Fort Moultrie, scene of early patriot victory (1776) in American Revolution
Kings Mountain	National Military Park	1931	1,597	3,945	Site of 1780 victory of colonists over British troops
Ninety Six	National Historic Site	1976	400	989	Scene of Nathanael Greene's siege (1781) during the American Revolution
* Earliest date of federal government involvement with the area.

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