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“The Revolution of 1775”
Fri, May 22
|The Newberry Museum
Join us for a lecture by Steven Knapp, executive director of The Newberry Museum about the first year of the American Revolution in South Carolina.
Time & Location
May 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 7:50 PM
The Newberry Museum, 1300 Friend St, Newberry, SC 29108, USA
About the Event
The Revolution of 1775
Join historian Steven Knapp for an engaging lecture exploring the first year of the American Revolution in South Carolina. Discover the complexities of the early war in the Backcountry, the first shots fired at the Siege of Savage’s Old Fields, and the stories of some of the first Newberrians to take up arms in the fight for independence.
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