Estados UnidosFlorence County34°16’18” N 79°42’7” W
9 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Another drive down the east coast of the United States. This used to be a yearly thing for our family, all the way to Florida or Hilton Head, off the coast of South Carolina. This trip, just as far asLeia mais
Estados UnidosH. L. Hunley Submarine32°51’24” N 79°57’33” W 10 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
First full day, we visited the H.L. Hunley museum. The Hunley was the first attack submarine, built by the Confederacy. The plan to develop a submarine was in response to the Union Blockade, which hadLeia mais
ViajanteSon-in-law is a submarine guy, so it made it more interesting. Thanks for the suggestion, we would have missed it entirely.
ViajanteI heard the interview that the woman who found the $20 gold coin gave. You need to take into account that the story of Lt. Dixon's coin was a very famous Civil War lore, but that's all it was. Not until she pulled the coin out of the muck that it all became "real". I can't even remotely imagine her feelings.... I think I would faint....
Estados UnidosMagnolia Cemetery32°49’4” N 79°56’45” W 10 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Estados UnidosFort Sumter32°45’8” N 79°52’29” W
11 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Well, everyone knows enough about Fort Sumter, where the Civil War aka the War Between the States aka the War of Northern Aggression started. You might not know all the details, but you know theLeia mais
ViajanteSometimes we also like to call it The 2nd American Revolutionary War.. but TWoNA will do jist fahn 😁 Man! Bummer about the weather and all that came with it. That said - you now have been. And a nice photo of the pelican 😆
Estados UnidosFort Moultrie32°45’35” N 79°51’28” W 11 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 72 °F
Fort Moultrie, built to protect Charleston from the British, was the other stop today. The fort has seen service from the American Revolution through World War II. It also houses the grave of OsceolaLeia mais
Estados UnidosCharleston32°47’18” N 79°56’24” W
12 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
It's Charleston, what needs to be said? Home of beautiful houses, a lot of history, the Charleston Market, and Rhett Butler. We did a lot of walking around in the rain, and mainly looked at exteriors.Leia mais
Estados UnidosCharleston32°47’18” N 79°56’24” W
12 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Included here: one of Charleston's beautiful squares, and shots of Rainbow Row, a couple houses on the Battery, and a shot of Fort Sumter in the distance. One of the houses, with the gingerbread andLeia mais
ViajantePineapple fountain...not to far from The Battery... Blackbeard's Alley, The Confederacy Museum ( now just called The Museum at Market Hall)... I miss Charleston 😢
Estados UnidosCharleston32°47’18” N 79°56’24” W 12 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
Charleston Market-- was a bit disappointed, far more hipster/Etsy than what I saw with the kids on Gullah Gullah Island, a show from twenty plus years ago for kids on Nick Junior. Still an interestingLeia mais
Estados UnidosMoncks Corner33°11’46” N 80°0’47” W
13 de maio, Estados Unidos
Just hanging out with the family: oldest daughter and her husband. Highlight: the morning walk where we saw some alligators about half mile from her house. No matter how many times we come down thisLeia mais
Estados UnidosBelle Isle Plantation Cemetery33°27’14” N 80°5’14” W
15 de maio, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
On the road again, headed to the in-laws' in Georgia. First stop: the site of Francis "the Swamp Fox" Marion's grave. This was the family burial ground, on his brother's plantation. Marion's isLeia mais
