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Places to visit

War Memorials & Military Museums in South Carolina

43 war memorials and 13 military museums in South Carolina — places to remember and learn, listed by town with a map.

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Military museums (13)

NameCityAddressContact
Revolutionary War Visitors CenterCamden212 Broad Street 29020
Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum
Hours: Mar-Sep: Mo-Su 09:00-18:30; Oct-Feb: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00, Sa-Su 09:00-17:00
near CharlestonWebsite
Revolutionary War Museum & Librarynear ClintonWebsite
South Carolina Military MuseumColumbia1 National Guard Road 29201
U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museumnear Columbia
U.S. Army Finance Corps Museumnear Columbia
US Army Chaplain Museumnear Columbia
War Between the States MuseumFlorence107 South Guerry Street 29501
Cherokee County Veterans MuseumGaffney200 South Logan Street 29340Website
American Legion War Museum
Hours: Sa 10:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00
Greenville430 North Main Street 29601
Military History Center of the Carolinas
Hours: Mo-Fr off, Sa 10:00-16:00, Su 12:00-16:00
Greenville14 Airport Road Extension 29607Website
Oconee Military Museum at Patriots HallWalhalla13 Short Street 29691
Lee County Veterans Museum—

Where Medal of Honor recipients rest in South Carolina

War memorials

Monuments to veterans and the fallen, from Civil War soldiers’ statues to Vietnam and Gold Star memorials, grouped by town.

NameCityAddressContact
Civil War Torpedo Boatmen Memorialnear Charleston
First Shot of the War of Secession
“1861 - 1961 At half past four on the morning of April 12, 1861, from a mortar near this spot on Fort Johnson, the first shot of the War...”
near Charleston
Mount Pleasant War Memorialnear Charleston
South Carolina Veterans Flagpolenear Charleston
The Garrison Defending Fort Sumternear Charleston
USS Amberjack (SS-219) Memorialnear Charleston
Confederate Memorial
“Our Confederate heroes 1861-1865 / Lest We Forget”
near Clinton
Veterans Memorial
“Honoring veterans of all wars / American Legion Auxiliary Copeland-Davidson post 56”
near Clinton
"The Spirit of the American Doughboy "near Columbia
Battleship Maine Memorialnear Columbia
Centennial Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church World War II Honor Rollnear Columbia
China - Burma - India Veteransnear Columbia
Confederate Soldiers 1861-1865near Columbia
Confederate Soldiers Homenear Columbia
Korean War Memorialnear Columbia
Mexican Border and World War Memorialnear Columbia
S.C. Confederate Soldiers’ Homenear Columbia
South Carolina Gold Star Familiesnear Columbia
South Carolina State Vietnam War Memorialnear Columbia
South Carolina Veterans Memorialnear Columbia
World War 1914-1918 Plaque
“WORLD WAR 1914-1918 THEY WERE LOVELY AND PLEASANT IN THEIR LIVES, AND IN THEIR Death THEY WERE NOT DIVIDED. ALMA MATER IS PROUD OF HER...”
near Columbia
Darlington Veterans Memorialnear Florence
In Honor Of The Three African American Patriots
“In Honor Of The Three African American Patriots And Others Who Participated In The Battle Of Kings Mountain Esias Bowman John Broddy...”
near Gaffney
Kings Mountain Centennial Monumentnear Gaffney
Kings Mountain U.S. Monumentnear Gaffney
Major Willian Chronicle
“Here Fell Major William Chronicle Oct 7, 1780”
near Gaffney
Dedicated to Veterans World Warnear Greenville
Korean War Memorialnear Greenville
Veterans memorial
“To our military men and women past and present. Your commitment, service and sacrifice will be remembered and appreciated forever”
near Greenville
War Memorialnear Greenville
West Pelzer Veterans Memorialnear Greenville
Veteran's Memorial
“With their courage and honor, America's veterans assurred that the bells of freedom shall continue to ring throughout this great land.”
near Myrtle Beach
Spartanburg County War Memorialnear Spartanburg
Spartanburg World War I Memorial
“This airport dedicated to the memory of Spartanburg County men who died serving their country under arms during the World War”
near Spartanburg
Honea Path Veterans Memorial
“In Memory of Honea Path Veterans who gave their lives for their country and in honor of those who served”
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Mathews Mill Village World War II Memorial—
Newberry Doughboy WWI Memorial—
Shelter Cove Veterans Memorial—
Union County Veterans Memorial—
United States Marine Corp War Memorial—
Veteran's Park—
Veterans Monument—
Vietnam War Memorial—

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