Wonder if this guy looks familiar to you? Who is he and why should we care in South Carolina? Send your guess to: editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Nov. 12 mystery, “A bridge to somewhere,” is a view of Hernando de Soto Bridge across the mighty Mississippi River in Memphis, Tenn.
Several readers correctly identified the photo, including Patty Cook of Wallingford, Pa.; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; and Tony Brunner of Isle of Palms. Good work!
Graf provided this context: The bridge is named after Hernando de Soto, a Spanish explorer who lived from 1496 to 1542. De Soto lead an expedition to the land that would become the southeastern region of the United States. His party became the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River on May 8, 1541. It is unknown if De Soto was the first European to see the muddy Mississippi, but someone in his party certainly had that honor.
- Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send it along to editor@charlestoncurrents.com.
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