From Monday, 10 June through Thursday, 13 June, I took a road trip through Columbia, Camden, and Darlington, SC visiting some historic sites while staying in Cayce, just east of Columbia. In Columbia, I visited Historic Columbia and toured some of their historic homes and gardens. In Camden, I visited the Historic Camden living history park. In Darlington, I visited the museum at Darlington Raceway (maybe not everyone would consider Darlington a historic site, but a motor sport fan surely would). Along the way, I made stops in Sumter to visit Thomas Sumter's grave, in Eutawville to visit the Eutaw Springs battlefield, in Pineville to visit Francis Marion's grave, and in Walterboro to visit the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial. It was also an interesting trip radio-wise; there was a lot of activity from both Shaw AFB, McEntire JNGB, and Fort Jackson; the Palmetto 800 system was busy with public safety communications from the region; and railroads were quite busy, especially in and close around Columbia. I also discovered that the VHF TRS at Shaw AFB was no longer a stand alone system, but now part of the USAF 57C system. Unusual for me, I also had a few amateur radio QSOs along the way.
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| Historic Columbia's hub - the Robert Mills House in downtown Columbia, SC |
Amateur Radio/GMRS
Due to some of the side visits on this trip to Columbia, I used I-95 and I-26 rather than US-321, so there was a bit more amateur radio activity than what I usually hear on Columbia road trips. On the way back to Savannah on Thursday, there was a bit of a VHF band opening and I heard a lot of repeaters active with the SCHEARTS hospital net. It also seemed to be a good week for ISS crossband repeater activity in the southeast; I have it programmed into the mobile radio and heard numerous passes while on the road. GMRS was also active; in addition to the two repeaters listed below, the CSRAGRMS network was also active. It's a paid/members only network (and I'm a member), so I haven't listed their repeaters below; if you live near Augusta, GA or Columbia, SC or frequent those areas, I recommend becoming a member - they've got a nice network. I listen on Amateur Radio more than I talk, but on this trip I had several QSOs using the Anytone AT-D578UVIII Pro and the Anytone AT-D878UVII (both of which are capable of transmitting on FRS/GMRS frequencies). On the way north from Savannah on Monday, I had a QSO with KX4NF on 146.520 between Walterboro and I-26 on I-95 northbound, on Wednesday with N4SJC on the444.8750 (PL 91.5) Columbia repeater while walking back to Historic Columbia from Railroad BBQ in downtown Columbia, and on Thursday while on the way back to Savannah I talked to AJWT on the 146.910- (PL 156.7) Whitehall repeater. I also used to GMRS capable Anytones to have some GMRS QSOs during the trip.
146.5200 - National Call
146.6250- (DCS 315) - Little Mountain, SC
146.6700 (PL 156.7) - St. Matthews, SC
146.6850 (PL 91.5) - Florence, SC (SCHearts)
146.7150 (PL 91.5) - Columbia, SC
146.7150- (PL 123.0) - Whitehall (SCHearts)
146.7600- (PL 123.0) - Charleston (SCHearts)
146.8050- (PL 156.7) - Orangeburg, SC
146.8350- (PL 179.9) - Bowman, SC
146.8500 (PL 123.0) - Florence, SC
146.8800 (PL 123.0) - Orangeburg, SC (SCHearts)
146.9100- (PL 156.7) - Whitehall, SC
147.0600+ (PL 123.0) - Hardeeville, SC
147.0600+ (DCS 315) - Wedgefield, SC
147.1950+ (PL 123.0) - Florence, SC
147.2100+ (PL 156.7) - Little Mountain, SC
147.3300+ (PL 156.7) - Columbia, SC
147.3450+ (PL 141.3) - Adams Run, SC (Charleston)
437.8000 - ISS VHF/UHF Crossband Rptr Downlink
440.6125+ (DMR CC1) - Columbia, SC Downtown (PRN)
441.6750+ (PL 123.0) - Whitehall, SC (SCHearts)
441.7250+ (PL 123.0) - Charleston, SC
441.7250+ (PL 91.5) - Columbia, SC (SCHearts)
441.7500+ (PL 123.0) - Orangeburg, SC (SCHearts)
442.1625+ (DMR CC1) - Florence (PRN)
442.5125+ (DMR CC1) - Columbia, SC East (PRN)
442.8750+ (DCS 315) - Columbia, SC
444.8750+ (PL 91.5) - Columbia, SC
443.3000+ (DCS 315) - Sumter, SC
443.5375+ (DMR CC1) - Columbia, SC West (PRN)
444.8500+ (PL 123.0) - Walterboro, SC
462.6750+ (PL 141.3) - GMRS Hopkins, SC
462.7250+ - Palmetto GMRS Columbia, SC (Octane Network)
MilCom
Three and a half days in an around Columbia, Eastover, and Sumter gave me ample opportunities to listen the South Carolina Air National Guard F-16s and SC Army National Guard AH-64s, and Shaw AFB based F-16s. I could also hear the Army 58A TRS in use at Fort Jackson; they are still on the 58A system and have not yet migrated to the 98D system like Fort Stewart and Hunter AAF have (although I assume that at some point they will). From the Columbia, area, I could also hear military aircraft working out of Charleston, Beaufort, and Savannah as well as Poinsett Range (near Shaw AFB), the Gameco*ck MOA (north of Shaw AFB), the Bulldog MOA (over east central Georgia), and several aerial refueling tracks. As I mentioned above, there was a change in the VHF TRS at Shaw AFB; on a previous road trip I noticed that there was no activity from known talkgroups on the system and there were some new ones showing up, but I didn't have a chance to follow it up. On this trip I did, discovering that it's no longer a stand alone system, but now part of the USAF 57C system. What I heard has been submitted to RadioReference so that they can update their database.
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| Screenshot of the Uniden Home Patrol 2 in KF4LMT Mobile tracking current activity on the Shaw AFB site of the USAF 57C TRS |
I did some searching for McEntire JNGB communications, but never found anything that sounded like ground support communications (conventional or trunked). I also left a radio in talkgroup search mode thinking perhaps they're on the Palmetto 800 system but I didn't hear anything there either.
Columbia Metropolitan/McEntire JNGB/Shaw AFB
119.500/257.800 - Columbia Metropolitan Tower
124.150/133.400/285.600/338.200 - Columbia TRACON
123.025 - Helicopter Advisory
132.400/253.500 - McEntire JNGB Tower
298.300 - 169th FW/157th FS Ops "SWAMP FOX OPS"
141.825 - 169th FW/157th FS V14
140.125 - 169th FW/157th FS V15
143.250 - 169th FW/157th FS V16
346.625 - 169th FW/157th FS U15
237.250 - 169th FW/157th FS U16
41.300 - 1-151 AVN SC ARNG Ops?
MACE ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
VIPER ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
STALK ## (F-16CM, 169th FW/157th FS)
CHAOS ## (AH-64E, 1-151 AVN SC ARNG)
254.250 - Shaw AFB Tower
125.400/318.100 - Shaw AFB TRACON
381.300 - Shaw AFB CP
311.200 - 20th FW/55th FS Ops "SHOOTER OPS"
141.900 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
228.800 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
236.125 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
259.850 - 20th FW/55th FS Air-to-Air
273.700 - 20th FW/77th FS Ops "GAMBLER OPS"
262.000 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
267.600 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
277.225 - 20th FW/77th FS Air-to-Air
320.525 - 20th FW/79th FS Ops "TIGER OPS"
270.900 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
314.100 - 20th FW/79th FS Air-to-Air
COLT ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
DEATH ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
DICE ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
FLEX ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
HAMMER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
KILLER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
RAZOR ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/55th FS)
LUCKY ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
RAZOR ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
ROYAL ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/77th FS)
BENGAL ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
TIGER ## (F-16CM, 20th FW/79th FS)
(Shaw AFB site)
System ID: 57C, Site ID: 1-89, NAC: 579
163.4125 CC, 163.5125, 165.0125, 165.1875, 165.2250, 166.0000, 166.1250, 166.2250
TG 5754 - 55th FS?
TG 5755 - 79th FS?
TG 5756 - 77th FS?
TG 5757 - Shaw AFB Unknown
TG 5758 - Shaw AFB Unknown
TG 5760 - Shaw AFB Unknown
TG 5765 - Shaw AFB FD
TG 5769 - Shaw AFB Unknown
TG 5772 - Shaw AFB Unknown
120.475/235.775 - North Field (USAF Auxiliary Training Field)
Fort Jackson
(Ft Jackson sites)
TG 555 - Fort Jackson Fire Control; enc
TG 576 - Unknown; enc (patched to TG 555 Fire Control)
TG 611 - 1-34 IN?
TG 631 - Fort Jackson Unknown
TG 637 - Fort Jackson Unknown
TG 737 - Fort Jackson Range Control
TG 770 - Ft Jackson DPW
TG 780 - Ft Jackson Buses/Transportation
173.5125 ($169) - McCrady Training Center FD
Joint Base Charleston
120.700/306.925 - Charleston TRACON
134.100/349.400 - JB Charleston "PALMETTO OPS"
123.325 - Boeing Charleston Ops
PRIME ## (C-17A, 317th AS)
TURTLE ## (C-17A, 701st AS)
CONN ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
GINO ## (C-17A, 437th/315th AW)
CAP 3973 (C182, N873CP, SC Civil Air Patrol)
GIANT 4531 (BLCF, Atlas Air)
GIANT 4546 (BLCF, Atlas Air)
MCAS Beaufort
125.125/292.125/123.700/269.125 - App/Dep
343.200 - VMFAT-501 Base
326.700 - VMFAT-501 Tac 1
349.225 - VMFAT-501 Tac 2
341.825 - VMFAT-501 Tac 3
SWEDE ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
WARLORD ## (F-35B, VMFAT-501)
Savannah CRTC/ADC
225.750 - 165th AW/158th AS CP "ANIMAL CONTROL"
237.000 - CRTC/ADC Ops
STEEL ## (KC-135R, 71st ARW)
Ranges/MOAs/Operating Areas
264.700 - Poinsett Range Control
350.300 - Gameco*ck MOA Check-In
254.350 - Gameco*ck MOA
343.750 - Bulldog MOA Discrete
Miscellaneous MilCom
327.600 - AR-202 Primary
324.600 - AR-207 Primary
283.900 - AR-601
ARTCC
124.075/281.550 - Jax Center Summerville High
124.700/269.550 - Jax Center Columbia Low
126.125/285.650 - Jax Center Statesboro High
127.875/319.200 - Jax Center Aiken High
132.425 - Jax Center Hunter Ultra High
132.925/363.200 - Jax Center Allendale/Savannah Low
133.450/306.300 - Jax Center Florence Low
133.625 - Jax Center Georgetown High
134.375/317.550 - Jax Center Charleston Low
134.975 - Jax Center Ridgeway Ultra High
123.950/269.625 - Atlanta Center Sinca Low
126.425/307.050 - Atlanta Center Dublin High
128.100/322.325 - Atlanta Center Augusta Low
EPIC ## (C-17A, 156th AS)
FLIGHT CHECK 73 (BE30, N73, FAA)
GECKO ## (C-27J, US Army UFC)
KBAR ## (UC-12W, MCAS New River)
LUCKY ## (KC-46A, 916th ARW)
NAVY 100 (C-37B, 166376, VR-1)
RABBLE ## (F-15E?, 4th FW?)
ROKT 22 (T-45C, VT-86)
SENTRY 60 (E-3G, 76-1604, 966th ACCS)
TEFLON ## (KC-135R, 6th AMW/927th ARW)
FedCom
I didn't hear a lot of Federal communications during the road trip, but I did stumble across the maintenance repeater for the VA Hospital in Columbia and an unknown TRS that didn't seem to be a local one. While near McEntire JNGB, searching for frequencies there, I came across the 172.3000 control channel listed below; it wasn't very strong but I programmed it into one of the radios and listened for talkgroup activity but nothing was heard. The next day, it was slight stronger on I-20 between Darlington and Camden, but there was still no talkgroup activity on it. On Thursday, due to the VHF opening I mentioned in the Amateur Radio section, I was able to hear activity on the Savannah River Site P25 TRS (from the Aiken, SC area).
409.4375 (PL 103.5) - VA Hospital Columbia Maintenance
Savannah River Site P25 TRS
TG 3009 - Savannah River Site Unknown; encrypted
TG 3015 - SRS FD Dispatch
TG 3143 - Savannah River Site Unknown; encrypted
TG 3153 - Savannah River Site Unknown
TG 3162 - Savannah River Site Unknown
TG 3172 - Savannah River Site Unknown; encrypted
172.3000 ($A70) - Unknown P25 CC (Probably somewhere north of Camden, SC)
-Sys ID: A7F, Site 1
-No talkgroup activity heard
Public Safety
Most all of the public safety communications in the area were on the Palmetto 800 TRS, which is a statewide system. In some counties, dispatch is patched/simulcast/multicast on conventional repeaters. South Carolina Forestry Commission still uses VHF repeaters and several of those were heard active as was the Southeast Compact frequency. If you like listening to Medevac helicopters, 123.025 - helicopter common, was in used by medevac helicopters coming and going from the hospitals in the Columbia area.
159.2325 (DCS 131) - SCFC Huger (Berkeley Co)
159.3150 (DCS 025) - SCFC Coastal Ops
159.3300 (DCS 271) - SCFC Lake Murray (Lexington/Richland Co)
159.4050 (DCS 223) - SCFC Catchall (Sumter Co)
159.2700 (PL 203.5) - SCFC Piedmont Ops
159.2850 (PL 123.0) - Southeast Compact
Palmetto 800
TG 20565 - Aiken County EMS Ch 1 Dispatch
TG 704 - Beaufort County FD Dispatch 1
TG 513 - Ladys Island/St Helena Island FD Admin (Beaufort Co)
TG 520 - Beaufort FD Ops 2
TG 550 - Hilton Head Island Fire/Rescue Dispatch (Beaufort Co)
TG 552 - Hilton Head Island Fire/Resuce Tac 1 (Beaufort Co)
TG 1040 - Berkeley County FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 1078 - Berkeley County FD/EMS Ops
TG 1398 - Goose Creek FD Dispatch (Berkeley Co)
TG 1399 - Goose Creek FD Fireground 1 (Berkeley Co)
TG 22528 - Calhoun County FD Dispatch
TG 22530 - Calhoun County FD Ops 1
TG 22531 - Calhoun County FD Ops 2
TG 22865 - Sandy Run FD Ops (Calhoun Co)
TG 2051 - Charleston County FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 2057 - Charleston County FD Incident 4
TG 1628 - Charleston County FD Incident 7
TG 2066 - Charleston County FDs Ops A
TG 2030 - Charleston FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 1721 - Mt Pleasant FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 1805 - North Charleston FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 2049 - James Island/St Johns FD Ops (Charleston Co)
TG 23041 - Clarendon County FD Dispatch
TG 3466 - Darlington FD Dispatch (Darlington Co)
TG 4165 - Dorchester County FD Dispatch
TG 4166 - Dorchester County FD Incident 1
TG 4701 - Florence County Fire Alert North
TG 32065 - Hampton County FD
TG 6541 - Jasper County FD Dispatch
TG 23541 - Kershaw County FD Dispatch
TG 23565 - Kershaw County EMS Dispatch
TG 23881 - Camden FD (Kershaw Co)
TG 24041 - Lee County FD/EMS Dispatch
TG 24542 - Lexington County FS Dispatch
TG 24531 - Lexington County FS Ops 1
TG 24532 - Lexington County FS Ops 2
TG 24536 - Lexington County FS Ops 6
TG 24851 - Batesburg-Leesville FD (Lexington Co)
TG 24871 - Cayce FD Dispatch (Lexington Co)
TG 24566 - Lexington County EMS Dispatch
TG 25053 - Orangeburg County FD Dispatch
TG 25552 - Columbia FD Dispatch (Richland Co)
TG 25553 - Columbia FD Ops 1 (Richland Co)
TG 25556 - Columbia FD Ops 4 (Richland Co)
TG 25557 - Columbia FD Ops 5 (Richland Co)
TG 25562 - Columbia FD Fire Prevention (Richland Co)
TG 25565 - Richland County EMS 1 Dispatch
TG 26101 - Sumter County FD 1
TG 26102 - Sumter County FD Fireground A
TG 27873 - SC ARNG Roam
TG 10394 - Meducare Helicopter Flight Control
TG 28609 - SC LifeNet (Medevac Helicopters)
TG 51704 - MedTrans SC Helicopters
TG 27050 - Motorola Service
Fleet Talk Carolinas NXDN TRS
TG 453 - Fairfield County EMS Dispatch
Medevac Helicopters
N577LF(EC30, Air Methods/LifeNet 3 Orangeburg)
N765MT (B407, N765MT, Meducare 2 Sumter)
N911UG (EC35, AirMethods)
Railroad
I heard a lot of Railroad communications in and around Columbia as well as between Columbia and Sumter on Monday and Columbia and Darlington on Tuesday. From the hotel in Cayce, I could hear a lot of it on a handheld with a duck antenna.
CSX
160.4100 - AAR 20, CSX JD Dispatch (some stations with PL 250.3)(Columbia)
161.3700 - AAR 84, CSX AD Dispatch (some stations with PL 250.3)(Columbia)
160.5900 - AAR 32, CSX Road (some stations with PL 250.3)(Columbia)
161.1000 - AAR 66, CSX Road (some stations with PL 250.3)(Columbia)
Norfolk Southern
161.4600 - AAR 90, Norfolk Southern Dispatch (Columbia)
160.6050 - AAR-33, Norfolk Southern Road (Columbia)
160.6500 - AAR 36, Norfolk Southern (Columbia)
Atlantic Railway (Columbia)
161.2200 - AAR 74, Atlantic Railway
Thomas Sumter's Grave
The first stop of the road trip on Monday was Thomas Sumter's gravesite just east of Sumter, SC and Shaw AFB. Sumter was an important figure in the American Revolution's Southern Campaign; he was an American militia/partisan leader, whose tactics resulted in him receiving the nickname "The Gameco*ck." After the war, he was elected to the House of Representatives and appointed as Senator. When he passed away on 1 June 1832 at his plantation near Sumter, the last surviving American General Officer of the American Revolution.
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| Thomas Sumter Memorial Park near Sumter, SC |
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| The grave of Thomas Sumter |
Darlington Raceway Museum
On Tuesday morning, I went to Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC and visited their museum. It's not a large museum, but it has two rooms of historic race cars, memorabilia, and personal items from some of Darlington's legendary race winners. It's also home to the Motorsports Press Association's Hall of Fame. If you find yourself near Darlington, even if you're traveling on I-95, it's worth taking the detour and visiting the museum.
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| Entrance to the Darling Raceway Stock Car Museum |
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| 1951 Hudson Hornet driven by Herb Thomas |
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| 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Cale Yarborough |
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| 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Driven by Dale Earnhardt |
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| 1979 Ford Thunderbird driven by Bobby Allison; this is the car he won the 1978 Daytona 500 with, the race famous for the fight between Bobby and his brother Donnie and Cale Yarborough |
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| 1985 Ford Thunderbird driven by Bill Elliot; this is the car he won first Winston Million with |
Historic Camden
I spent Tuesday afternoon at Historic Camden, A living history museum/park in Camden, SC. The park features several historic homes and structures that were relocated to the site to recreate part of what American Revolution era Camden would have looked like. It also features a reproduction of the Kershaw-Cornwallis House that was used for a time as British General Cornwallis' headquarters; the original house was burned during the Civil War. One of the American Revolution era earthen redoubts also still stands on the property. They also do demonstrations, including blacksmithing, which I stopped and watched for a time.
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| The Revolutionary War Visitors Center in Camden, SC, right next to Historic Camden |
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| Blacksmithing demonstration using period type tools and forge |
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| Reproduction of the Kershaw-Cornwallis House at Historic Camden; it was built on the footprint of the original, which was burned during the Civil War |
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| The earthen redoubt at Historic Camden |
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| Drakeford House (circa 1812) and Farm at Historic Camden |
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| Bradley House (circa 1810) and Pottery Works at Historic Camden |
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| McCaa's Tavern (circa 1805) at Historic Camden |
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| Bonds Conway House (Circa 1811) at Historic Camden; Conway was an enslaved carpenter who, in 1795, was the first enslaved person in Camden to purchase his freedom |
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| The Craven House (circa 1789), the oldest house at Historic Camden |
Historic Columbia
I spent Wednesday in downtown Columbia taking tours of three of Historic Columbia'shistoric homes and gardens. The three tours began at the visitors center and gift shop at the Robert Mills House, with each house being a short walk away, ranging from just across the street to a couple of blocks away. The first tour was the Woodrow Wilson Family Home and Museum of the Reconstruction Era; it was the childhood home of President Woodrow Wilson while his father was head of the Presbyterian Seminary in Columbia. Wilson grew up in Columbia as Reconstruction was coming to an end, so the two are brought together with the displays and interpretation in the home. The second was the Hampton-Preston Mansion and its impressive gardens; an example of how the 19th Century wealthy lived in the south, the slaves and former slaves who kept the house working aren't forgotten in the displays and interpretation. The third house was the Robert Mills House; built but never actually used as a house, it was home to the Presbyterian Seminary (which brought Wilson's father to Columbia) and schools. The tours were wonderful and the gardens are simply beautiful, they're well worth going to Columbia to visit.
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| The Woodrow Wilson Family Home and Museum of the Reconstruction Era |
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| The gardens at the Woodrow Wilson Family Home and Museum of the Reconstruction Era |
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| The Hampton-Preston Mansion |
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| The gardens at the Hampton-Preston Mansion |
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| The gardens at the Hampton-Preston Mansion |
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| The Robert Mills House |
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| The gardens at the Robert Mills House |
Food in Darlington and Columbia
After visiting the Darlington Raceway museum on Tuesday, I stopped for lunch at the Mayflower Seafood Restaurant in Darlington before going to Historic Camden. I chose well. I ordered the $9.99 popcorn shrimp lunch special and was amazed at how much food I got for the price. There was not only plenty of it, it was delicious. They're definitely a great place to eat if you're traveling through Darlington.
On Wednesday, between the tours of the Hampton-Preston Mansion and the Robert Mills House, I walked over to one of my favorite BBQ restaurants, Railroad BBQ. Located in what appears to be an old service station next to railroad tracks, filled with SC sports memorabilia, and walls like a civil rights museum, they serve amazing BBQ. I went with the John Henry, the pulled pork dinner with two sides. You can't go wrong with anything on their menu; if you like BBQ and find yourself in Columbia, it's a must go.
Eutaw Springs, Francis Marion's Gravesite, and the Tuskegee Airmen Monument
I made several stops on the drive home to Savannah on Thursday. The first was a stop by a small park at the site of the Battle of Eutaw Springs in Eutawville during the American Revolution; it was the last major engagement of the American Revolution in the Carolinas. It's not something you'd want to drive to Eutawville just to visit (unless you live close), but it's definitely worth the detour for History and/or American Revolution buffs.
From Eutaw Springs, I went about 15 minutes up the road to Francis Marion's gravesite in Pineville. Marion, nicknamed the Swamp Fox for his partisan tactics while leading American Militia in the American Revolution, is one of my favorite figures from the Southern Campaign. Buried in the cemetery of his brother's plantation, I thought I would stop by and pay my respects since I was in the area.
Next I made my way to Walterboro, to visit the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial at Lowcountry Regional Airport. During World War II, the airport was Walterboro Army Airfield, where some of the Tuskegee Airmen were trained. The airport and memorial are just a short distance from I-95, so as you're passing through the area, it doesn't take much time to stop by and learn a bit about Walterboro AAF and the men who trained there.
After visiting the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial, I decided to try Dukes BBQ in Walterboro for lunch. It turned out that they have a $19.99 buffet full of BBQ and southern cooking, and it was well worth the price. The pulled pork and green beans were excellent and I tried each of the sauces, all of which were wonderful. The short detour off I-95 to grab a meal from Dukes is definitely worth it.
