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...
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...