Subject: The Battle Of Boykin Mill and more From: Cynthia Ridgeway Parker Date: April 12, 1998 The reenactment of the Battle of Boykin Mills will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Sat. and Sun. April 18 and 19th. Hundreds of Civil War reenactment soldiers will recreate one of the last battles of the war, which occurred on April 18, 1865. The public is invited to tour the camps from 10 - 4 each day. There will be a concert of Civil War tunes at 8:00 p.m. Saturday at the Swift Creek Church. (Boykin is between Stateburg, Sumter County and Camden, Kershaw County. It's on Highway 261.) Call the Sumter County Conventions and Visitors Bureau at 803-436-2440 or 1-800-688-4748 for more information. ******** Then on Saturday, April 25th the Sumter County Museum will host a Civil War Living History Event in the Carolina Backcountry Homestead located on the grounds of the museum. Members of the 21st South Carolina infantry re-enactment will set up camp on the premises. Call the museum 775-0908 or the Sumter Conventions and Visitors Bureau for more information. ********** Kensington Mansion Tour Located on the Union Camp property in Lower Richland County (Eastover, just across the Wateree River from Sumter County), the spring tour season for the antebellum Kensington mansion is upon us. Built in 1854 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house has been restored and refurbished under the guidance of the Sumter County Museum and Archives. Guided tours are provided on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Thur. and Fri. tours are by appointment only at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 1 and 2:30 p.m.) Sat. tours are conducted on the hours from 10 - 3. Appt. for Sat. are not necessary but are recommended. Groups of 10 or more do require a reservation. For more info call 803-353-0456 Plus the Clarendon County Striped Bass Festival is this coming week and weekend. I will be a busy person. If the Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee pages don't get updated this weekend coming up, ya'll will know why. I'm busy. Greetings from Sumter, Cindy Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |