Category: South Carolina

The Revolution’s Worst Day Happened on Route 1 in South Carolina

July 26, 2025

U.S. Route 1 runs 170 miles through South Carolina, and none of it is the South Carolina anyone comes here for. No Charleston, no Myrtle Beach, no Beaufort. Instead, the highway cuts a diagonal line from the Georgia border to the North Carolina line through the inland state most visitors drive past at 75 mph […]

Camden, Aiken, and the Road Britain Controlled: Route 1 SC in 3 Days

July 15, 2025

Set off on a 3-day road trip along South Carolina’s inland U.S. Route 1, from the Savannah River border near North Augusta to the Sandhills near Cheraw. This itinerary covers about 200 miles of rural highways and historic roads, with 2 to 4 hours of driving each day, through the Palmetto State’s interior: rolling farmlands, […]