JOIN DAISY PEACH AS SHE TAKES YOU ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOUTH AND THE PEOPLE WHO STARTED, STAYED AND ARE STILL HERE

Fun Destinations South Carolina - Daisy Peach Boutique

ALONG THE COAST

Charleston Historic District - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

CHARLES HISTORIC DISTRICT - 1670

Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Town. The Old and Historic Charleston District was the first historic district protected by local legislation.

Myrtle Beach - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

MYRTLE BEACH - INCORPORATED 1938

Myrtle Beach became a city in 1957, when the permanent population first topped 5,000. The name comes from the wax myrtle, an abundant local shrub.

Fort Sumpter - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

FT SUMPTER - 1861

Nearly a century of discord between North and South finally exploded in April 1861 with the bombardment of Fort Sumpter (today a National Monument).

Magnolia Plantation - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

MAGNOLIA PLANTATION - 1676

Founded by the Drayton family, it is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, and the oldest public gardens in America, opening it's doors to visitors in 1870.

Boone Hall Plantation - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

BOONE HALL PLANTATION - 1681

Boone Hall Plantation was listed on the National Register Of Historic Places in 1983 with a boundary increase in 1994. It is a steadfast link between Colonial America, the Antebellum South and the modern Era.

Middleton Place - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

MIDDLETON PLACE - 1730'S

A National Historic Landmark and home to the oldest landscaped gardens in America. Nestled along the Ashley River 110 acres in total, 65 of which are gardens.

Across the Midlands

Palmetto Golf Club - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

PALMETTO GOLF CLUB - 1892

Founded by Thomas Hitchcock, a sportsman from New York. It is the oldest, continually operated eighteen hole golf course in its original location in the Southeast.

Carolina Cup - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

CAROLINA CUP - 1930

The inaugural Carolina Cup was run at Earnest Woodward's Springdale Race Course in Camden. It now draws over 30,000 visitors to enjoy the sport of steeplechase horse racing.

Hitchcock Woods - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

HITCHCOCK WOODS - 1939

In 1939 the Hitchcock family established a Foundation to maintain the woods. 2100 acres makes it one of the largest urban forests in the nation. National Register of Historic Places Heritage Trust preserve

In the Mountains

Jocassee Gorge - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

JOCASSEE GORGE - 1785

Named for an Oconee chief's daughter, Jocassee means "Place of the Lost One." In 1785 a treaty was signed that gave all of the "Jocassee Gorges" land area (except Northern Oconee County), to the United States.

Table Rock State Park - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

TABLE ROCK STATE PARK - 1935

Table Rock State Park is 3,083 acres at the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountain. The park includes Pinnacle Mountain, the tallest mountain totally within the state.

Wades Restaurant - South Carolina Fun Destinations - Daisy Peach Boutique

WADES RESTAURANT - 1947

Wade and Betty Lindsey bought a small grocery store and added a lunch counter offering meats and vegetables. 75 years in business, and three generations later they continue the legacy.