Get Involved

The Dataw Historic Foundation is governed 100% by volunteers! We need you! We offer many ways to participate and contribute, from volunteering to help with our annual events to becoming a Docent to helping with research. Perhaps you have an interest in serving on our Board. To learn more, please contact us at datawhistory1783@gmail.com.

Visit – Contact Us

We offer guided as well as self-guided walking tours of our Ruins.

  • Self-guided tours – Residents and their guests should start at the History and Learning Center (see map below). There you will find artifacts, photographs, paintings, and a diorama about Dataw’s rich history. Please pick up a self-guided tour book on the table in the H&LC. From there, it is a short walk to the Sams Plantation Complex Ruins.
  • Guided tours: Want to schedule a visit? Please complete the following form to arrange for you to get into our gated community and have a docent provide a tour of the ruins complex.
  • General question about Dataw’s history? Ask it also via the form below.
  • We are in a gated community. Please select TOUR and submit the form if you would like a tour. We will get you a gate pass to enter our community. There is no charge for a tour.

If you have trouble with the form below, email us directly here.

Map

History & Learning Center, 285 Dataw Drive
St Helena Island, SC 29920 United States
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