2023 southeast swing – part 21, Charleston: Fort Sumter, during and after the Civil War
Now that we’ve covered the beginning of the conflict at Fort Sumter and we’ve seen part of the fort as it looks today, come with us as we walk around...
2023 southeast swing – part 22, Charleston: Fort Sumter, more background and why/how the Confederates left the fort
For those of you who love history and want more information on Fort Sumter and the Civil War in this area, this post is for you. Since our time at...
2023 southeast swing – part 23, Charleston: Charleston Tea Garden–growing tea in the U.S.?
This stop was actually our last one while we were in Charleston. Everywhere we’d been was crowded and busy, and we were a little over whelmed. We thought you might...
2023 southeast swing – part 24, Charleston: walking outside the USS Laffey–a WWII destroyer that never gave up–its history, and its honors
A well known destination in Charleston is Patriots Point that’s home to the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (but I thought it sank at the Battle of Midway?); the naval destroyer...
2023 southeast swing – part 25, Charleston: inside the USS Laffey destroyer, the CIC, and the beginning of drones (even in Vietnam)
After walking around the outside the USS Laffey and learning about its history during WWII, let’s go inside to see where the 336 men lived when they weren’t on deck...