Jasper250

British Invasion Days
2026-05-02 - 2026-05-03 | SC
Special Activities Celebrating & Commemorating Jasper County’s Role in the American Revolution including Trolley Tours, JC250 Documentary Film Screenings, Cannon & Musket Salutes, and Revolutionary Period Artisans.
Trolley Tours will begin at 10 am on Saturday, May 2.
The British Invasion Tour (Long Format-3 hours)) will depart from the Morris Center in Ridgeland at 10am. It will follow the path of the 1779 British invasion of present-day Jasper County including stops at the Battle of Purrysburg site, Old House (Tomb of Thomas Heyward) site, and the Battle of Coosawhatchie site. It will include an extended stop and tour of Old House Plantation where there will be Revolutionary period living history encampments, cannon and musket salutes, various period demonstrations, children’s activities, and more. Travel times during Trolley Tours will be narrated.
On the same day, there will also be the Thomas Heyward, Jr. and Old House film screening and site tour. The first trolley tour will depart from Hardeeville City Hall at 10am and travel to the Morris Center in Ridgeland where there will be a screening of the JC250 documentary film on Thomas Heyward, Jr. and Old House Plantation at 10:30 in the Morris Center. Following this screening our trolley departs for the Old House historic site. There you will experience a special tour of Old House Plantation including Revolutionary period living history encampments, cannon and musket salutes, various period demonstrations, children’s activities, and more. This tour will last approximately two and a half hours. Travel times during Trolley Tours will be narrated as well.
This same tour will be offered again beginning at 1pm but starting at the Morris Center with the documentary film screening. This tour will last two hours.
There is no cost but seating is limited. Please register on this website via Eventbrite.

Carolina Days Trolley Tours
2026-06-27
Historic Trolley Tours are back in action celebrating & commemorating South Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution during this 250th anniversary year of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Battle of Sullivan’s Island–a major early victory, and the creation of the SC State Flag.
Tours will visit Revolutionary sites in Jasper County including the Tomb of Thomas Heyward, Jr. at Old House, the Battle sites of Purrysburg and Coosawhatchie, and a stop at the Morris Center in Ridgeland for a film screening of the JC250 film entitled “Old House and the Legacy of Thomas Heyward, Jr.”
There will be two starting point options for tours: On June 27, one tour leaves from the Sgt. Jasper Park in Hardeeville at 10am and the other departs from the Frampton House at Point South at 9:45am.
Please see the “Activities” section on this website for more details and to sign up through Eventbrite or go direct to Eventbrite website. The tours are free but seating is limited.

Slave Dwelling Project Living History Through the Eyes of the Enslaved Living History Through the Eyes of the Enslaved
2026-06-27 - 2026-06-28
This evening campfire discussion event on the June 27th at Old House historic site is limited to 30 tickets through Eventbrite. Specific starting time TBA.
The Slave Dwelling Project Living History Event continues on the 28th at Old House with demonstrations and talks by several living historians including a blacksmith, cook, and brickmaker. Starting and Ending Times TBA.
This event will be a part of the larger Carolina Days Celebration at Old House.
