‘Just wonderful’: USC musicians perform at Congaree National Park for country’s 250th birthday

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 19, 2026

Words: 1,328

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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HOPKINS — The birds that usually sing at Congaree National Park had accompaniment Saturday from jazz musicians, saxophonists, singers and woodwinds.

The music, performed by ensembles of University of South Carolina students, commemorated two anniversaries: the nation’s founding 250 years ago and the national park’s initial designation under federal protection 50 years ago.

First preserved in 1976 as Congaree Swamp National Monument, the 26,000-acre park at the southern end of Richland County …

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