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Happy Wanderer: Charleston charms with Southern hospitality
Union :: NJ :: USA | 26 days ago
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Screaming 200-pound shells packed with incendiary explosives were raining down on the quiet streets of this gracious southern town. Charleston was in the cross hairs of Union troops who were determined to take her captive. Today, as we commemorate
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Shells preserved in wall where they hit Sumter
Columbus :: GA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Because removing the shells would damage the fragile walls of the aging fort in Charleston Harbor, they have been preserved in place by scientists from the nearby Clemson University Restoration Institute. The project not only helps preserve the
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Road trip fitting for Memorial Day weekend
Charleston :: SC :: USA | 1 year ago
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S.C Over the last four days I have had the pleasure of playing in one of the most historic cities in the USA: Charleston, S.C. We (the Greenville Drive of the South Atlantic League) are here for a four-game series (Thursday through today) against the
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Charleston begins to address black history with Robert Smalls memorial
Date :: Japan | 1 year ago
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This weekend we begin to make amends for a century of lost history. A two-day observance of Robert Smalls' life and work will be held in Charleston, marking the 150th anniversary of his heroic feat aboard the Planter. A historic marker will be placed
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Visitation hits record level where Civil War began
Date :: Japan | 1 year ago
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AP (4-9-12) One of America's most famous historic sites has again made history as a record 328,000 visitors took the tour boat last year to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor to see where the Civil War began. Spurred in part by the observance of the
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Civil War Site Visits Explode
Charleston :: SC :: USA | 1 year ago
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One of America's most famous historic sites has again made history as a record 328,000 visitors took the tour boat last year to Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor to see where the Civil War began. Spurred in part by the observance of the 150th
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App recaps the Civil War in real time
Date :: Japan | 1 year ago
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Wired (4-28-12) April 12th of this year marked 150 years since the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, starting the long conflict known as the American Civil War. This spring there have been special museum exhibits, battle reenactments, and plenty
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Civil War Club seeks speakers; first meeting of season is Monday
Fort Myers :: FL :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Written by marcoislandflorida.com Filed Under The Marco Island Civil War Club meets monthly at the Marco Island Library in Rose Hall from 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m...Club organizers are seeking speakers for all five 2012 sessions...Peace-Lincoln
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The Battle of Fort Sumter Rages On
New York City :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Fort Sumter is once again at the forefront of a battle, but this time around nature is the enemy. Today, Fort Sumter sits barely above sea level at high tide and the island is known to be slowly sinking. Its northern flank is subject to moderate wave
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Faces of the Civil War: Mary Chesnut's photographs back in family hands
Date :: Japan | over 1 year ago
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Sen. James Chesnut Jr. of South Carolina on the eve of the Civil War a man who played a pivotal role in the war's first shot at Fort Sumter and later served as an aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, wrote an extensive diary widely praised
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