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Berkeley Museum

The Berkeley Museum is a 5600-square-foot, state-of-the-art building that exhibits the history of the area. The museum traces the area's history back 12,000 years. From the Indian residents of the Ice Age, to the famed "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion's battles during the Revolution, to the planters who settled the area, the Berkeley Museum provides an entertaining and lively perspective of Berkeley County's exciting history. In addition to the artifacts and displays, a research library and archives section is being developed..

The Berkeley Museum sponsor "Living History Workshops". These are a series of broad based interpretive programs stemming from research and the museum's collections. The Museum is located on Stony Landing Road in Moncks Corner, adjacent to the Old Santee Canal Park. Groups of ten or more should call ahead for reservations. The park and the museum are open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 1:00 pm until 5:00 p.m.

Location:Santee South CarolinaTelephone 843-899-5101

Other History nearby:
(Barnwell) Barnwell Sundial
(Santee) Berkeley Museum
(Lake City) Browntown Museum
(Ehrhardt) Broxton Bridge Plantation's Breastworks
(Cayce) Cayce Historical Museum
(Barnwell) Church of the Holy Apostles

04/11 Coming to The Santee area
Vidalia Onion Festival Vidalia GA April18-21 Cooking School, Miss and Little Miss Vidalia Onion Pageants, Onion Maze, Onion Cook-off, Tasting Competition, The Onion Run, parades, carnival, rodeo, street dance, onion shootgun shoot, as well as a Dutch oven cooking demonstration.
Colleton County Rice Festival Walterboro SC April26-28 Rice Run-Walk, Dog Show, Open Car Show. Performance by Common Ground.
Sacred Heart Garden Festival Augusta GA April26-28 Historic Sacred Heart Cultural Center in downtown Augusta, GA will be the focus for classic southern gardening during its annual garden festival. Join us as we celebrate the advent of spring and raise funds to support the magnificent sacred heart cultural center.
Seafoodfest on the River Savannah GA May3-5 There is something for everyone as the price points and medium are wonderfully varied. Also make sure you check out the hot new stuff up and down River Street in over one hundred shops, restaurants and pubs!
Spoleto Festival Charleston SC May24-June9 Spoleto Festival has firmly established itself as one of the world’s major arts festivals and as one of the most significant arts organizations in the Southeast.
Effingham Oktoberfest Effingham GA September27-28 The Effingham Oktoberfest is supported and organized by the Effingham County Chamber of Commerce. The Festival is free and open to the public and parking shuttles run continuously.
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