SC Heritage Trust Advisory Board

The next meeting of the SC Heritage Trust Advisory Board is currently scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 2018. A meeting agenda of the topics to be discussed will be posted prior to the meeting.

We keep the minutes of past board meetings archived and available for your viewing.

The meeting will be held at the Edisto Interpretive Center at Edisto Beach State Park at 1:30 pm, but we will start with a visit to the shell ring research site at Botany Bay at 11:00 am.

Directions to Botany Bay -

From Columbia and the Upstate:

Take I-26 East to Exit 212B-C and merge onto I-526 West towards Savannah
Follow I-526 for approximately 7.5 miles to its end at US-17
Turn right onto US-17 South / Savannah Hwy, and drive for 19.2 miles
Turn left onto SC-174 towards Edisto Beach
Turn left onto Botany Bay Road, which is about 8.5 miles south of the McKinley Washington Bridge
Follow Botany Bay Road 2 miles to near where it dead-ends
Turn left at the gate onto the property

From Beaufort:

Take US-21 North approximately 14 miles
Turn right onto US-17 North and drive 28.9 miles
Turn right onto SC-174 towards Edisto Beach
Turn left onto Botany Bay Road, which is about 8.5 miles south of the McKinley Washington Bridge
Follow Botany Bay Road 2 miles to near where it dead-ends
Turn left at the gate onto the property

From Florence:

Take I-95 South to Exit 57 / SC-64
Turn left onto SC-64 and follow it for 18.2 miles. It takes several turns as it goes through Walterboro (bear left on Paul St, left on Wichmann St / US-17 Alt, bear right on Padgett Loop, left on Hampton St), so pay attention to the signs
Take a slight left at US-17 / ACE Basin Pkwy and drive 6.9 miles
Turn right onto SC-174 towards Edisto Beach
Turn left onto Botany Bay Road, which is about 8.5 miles south of the McKinley Washington Bridge
Follow Botany Bay Road 2 miles to near where it dead-ends
Turn left at the gate into the property

HTAB Meeting Schedule for 2018:

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 Botany Bay / Edisto Interpretive Center

Thursday, August 2, 2018 Location TBD

Thursday, November 1, 2018 Location TBD

Gubernatorial Appointees
Mr. Campbell D. Coxe (Chair) (District 5) P.O. Box 505 Darlington, SC 29540 Telephone: 1-877-742-3496	Mr. Steven J. Tully (District 1) 2009 Bay Street Beaufort, SC 29902 Telephone: 843-521-0000
Mr. Kevin M. Hunter (District 2) 1057 Carl Shealy Road Irmo, SC 29063 Telephone: (803)319-8211	*Vacant* (District 3)
Dr. Oswald (Sonny) H. King, III (District 4) Smith Animal Hospital, P.A. 991 Asheville Highway Spartanburg, SC 29303 Telephone: 864-585-3401	Dr. Julia E. Krebs (District 6) 1220 Hillside Avenue Florence, SC 29505 Telephone: 843-661-1402
Julien E. Springs (District 7) 606 Stableford Court Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 Telephone: (843) 995-7253
State Agency Members	Alternates
Dr. Jonathan Leader State Archaeologist SC Inst. of Arch. & Anthrop. 1321 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29208 Telephone: 803-777-8170	Mr. Steve Smith SC Inst. of Arch. & Anthrop. P.O. Box 43 1321 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29208 Telephone: 803-777-8170
Dr. Eric Emerson SC Dept. of Archives & History 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223-4905 Telephone: 803-896-6100	Ms. Elizabeth Johnson SC Dept. of Archives & History 8301 Parklane Road Columbia, SC 29223-4905 Telephone: 803-896-6168
Mr. Robert "Bobby" Hitt, III Secretary of Commerce SC Department of Commerce 1201 Main Street, Suite 1600 Columbia, SC 29201-3200 Telephone: 803-737-1800	Mr. States Clawson Manager, Existing Industry SC Department of Commerce 1201 Main Street, Suite 1600 Columbia, SC 29201-3200 Office Phone: (803) 737-0430
Mr. Scott Phillips, State Forester SC Forestry Commission P.O. Box 21707 Columbia, SC 29221 Telephone: 803-896-8800	Mr. Tom Patton SC Forestry Commission P.O. Box 21707 Columbia, SC 29221 Telephone: 803-896-8849
Mr. Ken Rentiers, Deputy Director Land, Water & Conservation SC Department of Natural Resources P.O. Box 167 Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: 803-734-9035
Mr. Duane Parrish, Director SC Dept. of PRT 1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: 803-734-0171	Mr. Phil Gaines, Director State Park Service - SC Dept. of PRT 1205 Pendleton Street Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: 803-734-0345
Mr. Alvin A. Taylor, Director Dept. of Natural Resources P.O. Box 167 Columbia, SC 29202 Telephone: 803-734-4007	Ms. Emily Cope, Deputy Director Dept. of Natural Resources P.O. Box 167 Columbia, SC 29202 Telephone: 803-734-3937
Mr. William Calloway, Director SC Museum Commission 301 Gervais Street, Loading Zone D Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: 803-898-4921	Mr. Dave Cicimurri SC Museum Commission 301 Gervais Street, Loading Zone D Columbia, SC 29201 Telephone: 803-898-4946
Mr. Norman F. Pulliam Chairman, SCDNR Board 812 East Main Street Spartanburg, SC 29302 Telephone: 864-583-6964

The SC Heritage Trust Advisory Board Meeting Minutes below are in the PDF format. Most file sizes are less than 1M unless noted.

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SC Heritage Trust Advisory Board

HTAB Meeting Schedule for 2018:

Meeting Minutes