"H" is for Historic Preservation. Few states can rival South Carolina’s devotion to history as measured by the preservation and interpretation of places and buildings associated with its past. In many ways, the preservation movement in this country can be traced to the successful efforts of Ann Pamela Cunningham of Laurens to save George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon. In Charleston, the Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings helped the city create the country’s first historic preservation district and its first historic zoning ordinance. The State Historic Preservation Office, part of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, administers the federal preservation program in the state. The Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation, a non-profit statewide organization focusing on advocacy, education, and the funding of historic preservation projects, was founded in 1990.
“H” is for Historic Preservation
