Monday, February 19, 2018

Spartanburg History Museum: Camp Wadsworth and Civil War to Civil Rights

Our home school group visited our local history museum to learn more about the WWI Camp Wadsworth.  It happened to be a special exhibit for the 100 year anniversary.

We learned about camp life and how the camp influenced our area.  The projects that the Army Corp of Engineers completed while stationed at the camp and trained for fighting overseas.  It was a interesting exhibit and really touched home.














We also learned about the life of enslaved people once they were freed after the Civil War.  The docent told us stories of various freed people and what it was like for them to live in the community after the war.







We gained more understanding of what life was like one hundred plus years ago in the county we call home.  We love learning more about our heritage!