2023 southeast swing – part 17, Charleston: Joint Base Charleston and around town
For a number of years, our map has been blank for the state of South Carolina. We’ve taken day trips here, spent a couple of nights at hotels, and traveled...
2023 southeast swing – part 18, Charleston: from 1660s to today at the visitors center
Whenever we visit a town or city for the first time, we first go to the visitors center for an overview and then try to find a tour around the...
2023 southeast swing – part 19, Charleston: historic homes and first undersea warfare
After our time at the visitors center, we joined a bus tour of Charleston that included all of the districts, as well as well known homes. Let me tell you,...
2023 southeast swing – part 20, Charleston: Fort Sumter, before and after the first shot and what we saw at the fort
Today is the day; we’re off to Fort Sumter. In school I learned that the first shot of the Civil War was at/from Fort Sumter in Charleston. What do you...
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...