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Laurens County 250 committee previews Carolina Day and permanent Revolutionary War exhibit
Summary
The county’s 250 committee outlined June 28 Carolina Day events, museum exhibits and a permanent $100,000-plus exhibit funded in part by state grants; volunteers described trails, kiosks and education programs ahead of the semiquincentennial.
Members of the Laurens County 250 committee updated council on plans for statewide Carolina Day observances and a permanent county exhibit marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Ernie Seagars, chairman of the Laurens County 250 committee, detailed a multi-venue plan for Sunday, June 28: a 3:00 p.m. program at First Baptist Church on West Main Street, a procession to the courthouse square for a Daughters of the American Revolution marker unveiling, and an exhibit unveiling at the Laurens County Museum at about 5:00 p.m. He said the museum exhibit is a permanent installation developed with grant support and estimated its cost to be “in excess of $100,000.”
Seagars said the committee has identified about 14 Revolutionary-era sites for interpretive kiosks and worked closely with the Laurens County Museum and the Chamber of Commerce; he emphasized volunteer involvement and prior county funding that enabled grant applications. He also thanked county staff for the courthouse restoration and invited council and the public to participate in the June 27–28 events. Jamie McDow, vice chief of the Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation, separately invited the public to a June 27 ribbon-cutting and walking-trail opening on donated land adjacent to the nation’s travel grounds.
The council adopted Resolution 2026-11 recognizing the 250th observance and encouraging local participation; the signed resolution will be prepared for the committee.
