OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
Join us with Edgefield County America 250 Celebration!
American Revolution Monument Unveiling
The Town Square, Edgefield, SC 29824
11:00 A.M. Saturday
August 2, 2025
Keynote speaker, Steven J. Rauch, has served as Command Historian for the U.S. Army Signal Center at Fort Gordon.
Copies of “The Story of the American Revolution in Edgefield County” detailing and documenting the activities of Edgefield County residents in winning the United States’ Independence will be FREE for attendees. Local museums will be open in the afternoon.
Reserve your museum tour time (Discovery Center is self-guided) : https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TZ773WR
Some of the principal Patriots living in Edgefield:
George Galphin
Lt. Col. John Purvis
Col. Leroy Hammond
Lt. Col. Samuel Hammond
Maj. Hugh Middleton
The Martin Family
Capt. John Ryan
Capt. Michael Watson
Capt. Arthur Simkins
Capt. James Butler
Capt. William Butler
Capt. Richard Johnson
AMERICAN REVOLUTION PATRIOT MARKER UNVEILING 8.2.2025
Join Edgefield 250 and the Edgefield County Historical Society to celebrate the marker dedication honoring patriots from Edgefield County who fought for our independence in the American Revolution. The day will also include museum tours.
Events begin on the square (East Side near Park Row) at 11:00 A.M. Steven J. Rauch, who has served as Command Historian for the U.S. Army Signal Center at Fort Gordon, will be the keynote speaker.
Copies of “The Story of the American Revolution in Edgefield County” detailing and documenting the activities of Edgefield County residents in winning the United States’ Independence will be FREE for attendees.
Revolutionary-era reenactors and a color guard will take part in the ceremony; a cannon will be fired and a fife and drum corps as well as Edgefield County’s Jane Jenkins Herlong will perform.
