Hampton County was named for Civil War general and later governor, Wade Hampton. The museum is housed in a 115-yr-old jail and features a military room, a genealogical research room, a country store, and other items relating to the county's history and natural history. The museum is free to the public and is open Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until noon and 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and Sunday from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Location:
702 First St West, Hampton South Carolina 29924
Telephone
803-943-5484
Other History nearby:
(Barnwell) Barnwell Sundial
(Beaufort) Beaufort Museum
(Walterboro) Bonnie Doone Plantation
(Ehrhardt) Broxton Bridge Plantation's Breastworks
(Waynesboro) Burke County Museum
(Barnwell) Church of the Holy Apostles
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01/10 Coming to The Hampton 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.
Hazlehurst BBQ Fest Hazlehurst GA May3-4 The competition is sanctioned by the Georgia Barbecue Association.
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!
Glennville Sweet Onion Festival Glennville GA May11 Glennville's biggest annual event, the Glennville Sweet Onion Festival, has hosted over 35 years of events, and sunny skies have just about shone upon every one. The festive day on the second Saturday of each May celebrates the harvesting of the famous Vidalia sweet onion crop.
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