Discerning History

Governor Aiken’s Bookcases 

Bookcases in the the library of Aiken, the 19th century governor of South Carolina.

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The Horse Stables at the Aiken-Rhett House

The horse stables at the Aiken-Rhett House. Aiken was Governor of South Carolina and one of the richest men in…

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George Dixon’s Gold Coin

For many years there was a story told about Lt. George Dixon and a special gold coin... The story goes…

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McLeod Plantation

This plantation is on James Island, very close to where the first shots of the Civil War were fired. The…

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Why did the H. L. Hunley Sink?

The big mystery of the H. L. Hunley, the first successful military submarine, is why it sunk and how the crew…

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The H. L. Hunley

The third, and most sophisticated submarine that one group of Confederates built was named after one of the builders -…

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The Pioneer

Today we are visiting the museum of the first submarine to ever sink a ship... The Hunley. Horace Hunley was…

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Lowell Mason

This majestic building was the church of organist Lowell Mason. He served here for many years in the mid 1800's.…

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The Spring Hill Redoubt 

Walking through the streets of Savannah, Georgia, you may stumble across this fortification. This reconstructed redoubt was the goal which…

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The Damage of Fort Pulaski

You can still see the pockmarks on walls of Fort Pulaski from the Union bombardment. They aimed their cannon at…

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Fort Pulaski’s Drawbridge

Fort Pulaski took 20 years to build. The swamp had to be drained of water to have solid ground to…

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Fort Pulaski’s Moat

Fort Pulaski is one of the most interesting forts in the entire United States. Finished in 1847, it was intended…

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