В Северной Каролине открыт новый виртуальный тур по историческому сообществу Либери

PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Soapstone Preservation Endowment said visitors can now take a new web-based, self-guided tour to explore the Soapstone Baptist Church and the Historic Liberia Community in northern Pickens County on their own schedule. “This new tool allows people to come when it works for them, walk the historic grounds, and discover a story that deserves to be better known,” said Carlton Owen, chairman of the Soapstone Preservation Endowment. “Few places in the Upstate exhibit so many layers of our shared history in one place.” Officials said before the Liberia Community was established, the Cherokee people came to the area for soapstone, a soft rock used to make cooking implements and ceremonial objects. Following emancipation, formerly enslaved African Americans built a thriving community in the area, according to officials. Officials said that for more than a century and a half, the Liberia Community was home to generations of Black families who farmed the land, worshipped at Soapstone Baptist Church, educated their children and built new lives as free Americans. The historic site is located three miles from Highway 11, according to officials. Officials said the self-guided tour represents another step in introducing residents and visitors to one of the Upstate’s distinctive and often overlooked historic places. The self-guided tour is available here. Feel more informed, prepared, and connected with FOX Carolina. For more free content like this, download our apps.