The Powder Magazine @PowderMag

South Carolina's oldest public building. The Powder Magazine was built in 1713. Masks required! PowderMag.org Charleston, SC Joined November 2010

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The Powder Magazine @PowderMag

5 years ago

Our next Second Cup Conversation is October 21 at 10am, when we zoom to George Berkeley's Whitehall: whitehallmuseumhouse.org Tickets are pay-what-you-will and available on our website!

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South Carolina @Discover_SC

5 years ago

#DYK more than 200 battles and skirmishes were fought in SC during the course of the Revolutionary War? bit.ly/SCRevWar #DiscoverSC

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The Powder Magazine @PowderMag

5 years ago

We're open rain or shine! Come visit TPM today until 4pm.

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Museum of the American Revolution @AmRevMuseum

5 years ago

When one family found the diary of John Claypoole, the third husband of Betsy Ross, newly on view at the Museum, it also led them to find family they didn't know existed. Learn more about the diary and see a family reunion from @Jerickaduncan at @CBSNews: cbsnews.com/live/video/202…

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Charleston City Paper @ChasCityPaper

5 years ago

A new picture book by Leah Henderson tells the story of Charleston’s May Day vigil in 1865, one of the earliest known observances of what would become Memorial Day in the U.S. chscp.co/3i4Xk3d

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The Powder Magazine @PowderMag

5 years ago

TOMORROW: Our final "Colonial Walled Cities" lecture takes us to Bermuda! Register at powdermag.org

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The Powder Magazine @PowderMag

5 years ago

We're so excited to have Indira on our team this summer!

Claflin_Humanities @ClaflinHumanit1

5 years ago

Indira Lessington graduated w/ BA in Afr & Afr Amer Studies & minor in History from Dept of #CUHumanities @ClaflinUniv1869. She will intern w/ @Powdermag Museum, focusing on Colonial/Slavery, & begin MS in Hist Preserv @MSHPGradProgram. #hbcu #hbcugrad #claflin #Classof2021

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The Powder Magazine @PowderMag

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Museum of the American Revolution @AmRevMuseum

5 years ago

Deborah Sampson joined the Continental Army in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment at the age of 21 disguised as a man. In Revolutionary, Alex Myers, a descendent of Sampson, presents a vivid, fictional account of Deborah's experiences. Read an excerpt: bit.ly/3fJsehc

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HISTORY @HISTORY

5 years ago

On #ThisDayInHistory in 1765, the British government passed the Stamp Act. The legislation levied a direct tax on all materials printed for commercial and legal use in the colonies, from newspapers and pamphlets to playing cards and dice.

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Museum of the American Revolution @AmRevMuseum

5 years ago

#OnThisDay in 1770, British soldiers killed five Bostonians in what became known as the Boston Massacre, one of the crucial moments that led to the Revolutionary War. Revisit an episode of #AmRev360 as @SerenaZabin joined @Scott_History to mark the 250th: bit.ly/38cUfZD

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Museum of the American Revolution @AmRevMuseum

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#OnThisDay in 1732, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and first #POTUS George Washington was born. In 1775, an English printer named “C. Shepherd” published a mezzotint of Washington on horseback, one of the earliest prints of him. Take a look: bit.ly/2ZRNDeZ