Appleby Church is presumably named for James Preston Appleby (also known as the Methodist Meeting House), who donated four acres of land for the church site. The building is an excellent example of the Greek Revival, meeting house style of church architecture.

It is a one-story wooden structure built upon low brick piers. It was probably built ca. 1840-1850 and is virtually original. The front façade features two double doors, each having two panels.  

On the church’s interior, two rows of pews, thought to be original, are divided by a central aisle. During the state’s Tricentennial celebration in 1970, signs were placed along the walls indicating that which is believed to have been the original seating arrangement in Appleby’s Methodist Church. The northern area was designated for “gentlemen,” the southern area for “ladies and courting couples,” and the northwest area was an “Amen Corner.”

A late nineteenth-century cemetery is included in this nomination. Listed in the National Register February 14, 1978.

Location: The old church is located on Hwy. S-18-19, known as the Old Wire Road, formerly the Old Stagecoach Road from Charleston to Augusta, about six miles southwest of St. George, South Carolina.

Named after the trees that inhabit the area, Cypress Gardens offers a variety of family friendly activities to take part in and discover. Spend the day exploring the walking trails or taking a boat ride around the Garden’s swamp. Your little ones can learn about those who lived and worked on the land from hundreds of years ago in the Heritage room or let your own inner child out in Butterfly House that is filled with plants, birds, bees, and even houses a pond!

Phone: (843) 553-0515

Address: 3030 Cypress Gardens Road, Moncks Corner, SC 29461

A short drive from downtown Summerville awaits the Edisto River – the longest free flowing black river in the United States. Edisto River Adventures will provide you with kayaks and paddleboards for your exploration – or take you on a Master Naturalist Guided Paddle and explore hidden gems along this river. 

We assist those with their own kayaks by offering shuttle service, eliminating the hassle of driving two cars. Spring through Fall, Edisto River Adventures offers a classic carefree float down the Edisto – tubing these cool waters on a hot southern day tethered to your friends and your cooler is a perfect day! 

We are the only tubing outfitter in the Lowcountry and provide the tubes, parking, shuttle, park entrance fee, and all the fun you can handle at our outpost upon your return! Edisto River Adventures is the access to all the fun and adventure on the Edisto River!

Constructed in 1848, Indian Fields Methodist Camp Ground retains the nineteenth century layout of ninety-nine wooden cabins, or tents as they are called, which form a circle around a large wooden pavilion, the preaching stand or tabernacle.

The simplicity of the rough-hewn cabins and the open tabernacle is a part of the unpretentious style of evangelism that attracted a popular following. The original Indian Fields Camp Ground, located two miles away, was functional as early as 1810. In this year, Francis Asbury, who led the organization of American Methodism through itinerant preaching known as “riding circuits,” preached at Indian Fields.

Even after many other stops on the circuits had become established churches, the meeting camp retained a tremendous influence on the development of religious life. Serving crowds too large for church buildings or homes, the campground responded to both religious and social needs.

The ambiance of an antebellum campground such as Indian fields was a unique part of the American collective experience.  

It was named a historic district of the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1973

Location: On SC Route S-18-73, off US Route 15, about 5 mi (8 km) north of Saint George.

The Koger-Murray-Carroll House is located on the Wire Road near Grover, South Carolina.  The road (an old Indian trail) was used in the early days as a stagecoach road as well as the main route for visitors and residents between Charleston and inland towns and settlements.

The plain Georgian I-House dwelling, is one of the oldest plantation houses in Dorchester County. Its builder, Joseph Koger, was prominent in the political affairs of the area. The house appears on the Robert Mills survey of 1820. The clapboard single house is of black cypress construction.

This home belonged to several prominent state government officials: Joseph Koger, who represented the Parish of St. George, Dorchester, in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1806 to 1812 and the South Carolina Senate from 1818 until 1838; John S. Murray, who served in the South Carolina Senate from 1840 to 1844; and James Carroll, who represented Edgefield District in both the State House of Representatives and Senate before becoming chancellor of the Court of Equity in 1859.

Approximately 150 feet from the house is a grave marker dating from 1837 that marks the graves of three Koger children. Listed in the National Register July 25, 1974.

The home is owned and operated by the Upper Dorchester County Historical Society

Welcome to the Charleston Tea 

Garden!  For tea lovers, we promise a once in a lifetime experience.  We're the only tea plantation in North America* where you can see hundreds of thousands of tea bushes stretching out acre after acre for almost as far as the eye can see.  There is no admission charge. 

Phone: (843)  559-0383

Address: 6617 Maybank Hwy, Wadmalaw Island, SC  29487