First Day Hike: Rivers Bridge State Historic Site

Start New Year’s out on the right foot. Come to the First Day Hike: Rivers Bridge State Historic Site. Join a ranger at the historic site and walk in the footsteps of Civil War soldiers. Take an easy two-mile hike from the Memorial Grounds to the battlefield. See the natural beauty of the Salkehatchie Swamp. Hear how the soldiers endured bad weather during the battle that took place in February 1865. Also, see a Civil War exhibit at the community building.