Berkeley County Museum & Heritage Center

Located within the Old Santee Canal Park, the Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center tells the 12,000-year-old story of the region.  Exhibits and artifacts focus on Brigadier Gen. Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox), American Indians, Colonial life, the Civil War, early medicine, rural electrification, early education and the Francis Marion National Forest.

Gifts, books, prints, jewelry and other items are available for purchase at the museum's Heritage Shoppe. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays (except by special arrangement) and on major holidays.

E-mail:  berkmuseum@homesc.com