Andrew Jackson State Park
196 Andrew Jackson Park Road
Lancaster, SC 29720
803.285.3344
We invite you and your students to visit our park and participate in an educational program at Andrew
Jackson State Park. This 360-acre park was set up in 1952 to honor our nation's seventh president - Andrew Jackson. Within the park you will find a museum with small gift shop, two 1-mile nature trails, a replica 18th century
schoolhouse, fishing lake, campground, amphitheater, Meeting House, and two picnic shelters. The museum contains four exhibit rooms that reveal colonial life in South Carolina's backcountry: a dining room, bedroom, textile room, and
early implements. On the museum grounds you will view a bronze sculpture of the young Andrew Jackson by Anna Hyatt Huntington and examine the Daughters of the American Revolution marker recognizing the birthplace of Andrew Jackson.
We encourage you to experience the park by participating in one of the following Discover Carolina
programs. Pre-site, on-site and post-site lesson plans have been developed to ensure a quality educational experience for you and your students.
Park Interpreter Led Programs:
A Day in the Life of Andrew Jackson
Elizabeth Jackson gave birth to her third son, Andrew Jackson, future 7th President of the United States, on March 15, 1767. Her husband died
shortly before her son's birth. The widow Jackson raised her family in the home of her sister, Jane, and brother-in-law, James Crawford. The park encompasses the property that once belonged to James Crawford.
Students will examine the boyhood of Andrew Jackson and interpret his life in the Waxhaws.
Grade Level: 3
Length of time: 1 hour
Standards: 3.1.2, 3.2.7, 3.6, 3.10.2, 3.10.8
Minimum # of students: 15
Maximum # of students: 30
Setting: Museum
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