Governor Aiken’s Bookcases 

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

The Horse Stables at the Aiken-Rhett House

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

George Dixon’s Gold Coin

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

McLeod Plantation

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

Why did the H. L. Hunley Sink?

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

The H. L. Hunley

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

The Pioneer

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

Lowell Mason

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

The Spring Hill Redoubt 

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

The Damage of Fort Pulaski

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

Fort Pulaski’s Drawbridge

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

Fort Pulaski’s Moat

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