Andrew Jackson State Park in South Carolina: March 21 - 23, 2022

The rig, parked at Andrew Jackson State Park, is shown below. The campground is on an 18 acre lake contained within the park. Our campsite was not on the lake shore but you might be able to see the lake through the trees in the picture background.

Now in my last post, I stated you wouldn't hear from me until we headed west, but I forgot I still had documenting our return to NH in my future. This is my first of two posts planned to document our northward migration. We drove from the Orlando area to the SC park on March 21. We planned on a recovery day, March 22nd, before resuming our migration on the 23rd.

The recovery day consisted of an easygoing morning and then an afternoon bike ride and a quick look around the park. From our look around is a picture of the park lake. You can rent human propelled boats for exploring the lake and as shown there was a glittery paddle boat available. The glitter made me think of my younger daughter since I think it would fit her style 😊.

Andrew Jackson grew up in the part of the Carolinas where the park is located, the Waxhaws. Andrew Jackson's father died before he was born. His mother ended up moving the family to live with his Uncle James Crawford who was his mother's brother-in-law. The state park encompasses his uncle's homestead. The park included a small museum documenting aspects of Andrew Jackson's life. One point of interest was Jackson's military career during the American Revolution started when he was 14. He ended up being a prisoner of war. At one point a British Officer commanded he polish his boots and Jackson refused. This led to the officer striking Jackson with his sword. Jackson blocked the sword with his hand leading to it being gashed and the sword partially hitting his forehead. 

Also at the park was a statue of a young Jackson on a horse which was created for free by an artist. The artist was motivated to create the statue due to letters she received from local school children. The statue is shown below (http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~waxhaw/genealogy/pettus/hunt_statue.html ).

 Our next stop is planned to be at a campground in the Washington National Forest.