Sport and recreation
Ballfields, resorts, parks and the places South Carolina played. 35 places on the trail.
Colonial (pre-contact to 1763)
Antebellum (1816-1860)
Reconstruction (1866-1876)
New South (1877-1913)
- 02-65Gaston Livery StableThe turn-of-the-century barn to the south is a notable example of eclectic Victorian, brick, U-shaped barn design and co...
- 02-17Hampton Terrace HotelThe Hampton Terrace Hotel, an exclusive winter resort, stood atop this hill from 1903 to 1916. The $536,000, 5-story hot...
- 02-31Hitchcock WoodsHitchcock Woods, one of the largest urban forests in the United States, is an area consolidated between 1891 and 1898 by...
- 02-84HopelandsHopelands was the 14-acre winter estate of C. Oliver (1854-1932) and Hope Goddard Iselin (1868-1970). They acquired the ...
- 39-35Legare ParkNearby is the site of Legare Park, opened by and named for George S. Legare, a U.S. Congressmen from Charleston and summ...
- 40-220Lincoln ParkFrom 1901 to 1905, this was a segregated park for African Americans, opened by the Columbia Electric Street Railway Comp...
- 18-27Pine Forest InnThe Pine Forest Inn opened in 1892. It was owned and managed by F.W. and George Wagener. The 60-acre resort and health s...
- 02-74Polo in AikenPolo was first played in the U.S. in 1876. In 1882, the first polo match in S.C. took place in Aiken. The sport’s introd...
- 04-52Taylor Brothers HomesiteThe four Taylor brothers, “first family” of the Negro Leagues, were acclaimed baseball professionals raised in Varennes ...
- 02-39Whitney ParkThis park, laid out in 1904-05, was named for William Collins Whitney (1841-1904). Whitney, a lawyer, Secretary of the N...
World War I and the Interwar Period (1913-1941)
- 02-69African Americans in the CCCAiken State Park was one of 17 state parks built in S.C. by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), which was racially se...
- 26-30Charlie's PlaceCharlie and Sarah Fitzgerald opened Charlie’s Place as a supper club in 1937. It was a stop on the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” n...
- 25-24Davis Swimming Pool and AirstripBuilt by Wilbur Davis on an artesian well in 1916, this private swimming pool was a popular picnic and party venue for G...
- 06-19Fuller ParkThis park, built and opened in 1933 with funding from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), was named for Cornel...
- 10-109Mosquito BeachLocated 1.5 mi. SW of here, Mosquito Beach is a .13-mile strip of land that served African Americans during the Jim Crow...
- 38-46Pewilburwhitcade New Farmers CampIn 1935, the S.C. chapter of New Farmers of America (N.F.A.), a vocational agriculture association for African American ...
- 28-22Pine Grove PlantationThis site was part of Pine Grove Plantation, owned in the early 20th century by Lemuel Whitaker “Whit” Boykin (1861-1932...
- 18-30Summerville High SchoolThe 2-story brick building SW of here was built in 1924-25 to house Summerville High School (SHS). The school originally...
World War II and After (1941-present)
- 23-43"Shoeless Joe" Jackson HouseThis house, built in 1940, was originally 3 mi. SW at 119 E. Wilburn Ave. It was the last home of Joseph Jefferson Woffo...
- 21-59American Legion StadiumAmerican Legion Stadium opened at this site in 1941. The 2,500-seat facility was built by the Works Progress Administrat...
- 09-23Camp Harry E. DanielsOpened in 1949, this 4-H camp for African American youth was named for state extension leader Harry Daniels (1894-1944)....
- 46-84Carver TheaterThe Carver Theater opened at this site in 1947. It was housed in a metal Quonset hut with a stuccoed brick, stepped para...
- 46-78Clover Springs FarmIn 1942, local textile entrepreneur Cary C. Boshamer (1895-1973) opened Clover Springs Farm at this site. Previously cot...
- 15-22Colleton Training SchoolColleton Training School opened in 1925 and served African American students in the elementary and high school grades. I...
- 13-14Craig ParkThis park was built in 1933-35 by three New Deal-era programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term. The land was donate...
- 16-37Darlington RacewayDarlington Raceway, the first superspeedway in NASCAR history, was constructed in 1950 by Harold Brasington, a local rac...
- 10-128Little Rock Golf ClubThis was the site of a Black-owned segregation-era golf course for local African Americans. It was opened in 1953 by Ric...
- 38-48Matte E. Pegues New Homemakers CampAt the end of this road is the site of a camp opened in 1946 by the S.C. New Homemakers of America (N.H.A.), an organiza...
- 16-85Primus ParkPrimus Park was formally dedicated in 1962 as a multi-purpose athletic field for African Americans. Efforts to construct...
- 07-75Washington Street PlaygroundIn 1942 a group of local African American leaders known as the Beaufort County Negro Recreational Association acquired a...