9/23: From Climate Crisis Moment to Charleston firsts

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Charleston Currents #11.44 | Sept. 23, 2019

STRIKING IT HOT. Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg was one of many speakers Friday afternoon at the Climate Crisis Moment at the College of Charleston where impassioned activists met to discuss global warming. Learn and see more of contributing photographer Rob Byko’s photos below in Today’s Focus.

IN THIS EDITION

FOCUS: The whole world is watching on climate change

BRACK: Charleston’s past reveals a lot of firsts

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center

GOOD NEWS: Chamber to recognize leaders at Nov. 14 reception

FEEDBACK: A great story (and the tenacity of photo sleuth George Graf)

MYSTERY PHOTO: Where is this bike parked?

S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Carolina, the ship

CALENDAR: Community Day is Oct. 5 at the Dill Sanctuary

FOCUS

Climate change: The whole world is watching

Photos are copyrighted by Rob Byko, 2019.

Staff reports | Scores of impassioned activists, young and older, crowded the Stern Center Gardens at the College of Charleston Friday afternoon to discuss real solutions to climate change and ask leaders to do more and better. All across the world, millions did the same.

In Charleston at the Climate Crisis Moment event, the energy of participants, particularly girls and women college students, was inspiring, writes contributing photographer Rob Byko.

“They, by far, were the stars of the day,” he said after snapping pictures showcased below. “Speaker after speaker, young and old, echoed the calls of the Climate Crisis Movement’s young political powerhouse, Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old environmental activist from Sweden who provided much of the incentive for these young leaders-to-be to step up and accept the responsibility to lead the day’s messaging.

“They crafted the words, scheduled the speakers, led the charge and called out for all of Charleston to come out and match their enthusiasm. The drum beat repeated over and over…’Register to Vote’ and ‘Get Out the Vote’ If you can’t vote or are too young to vote, influence those who can.

“Politicians who ignore these young voices do so at their own peril. By Election Day, these political activists will be lining up at the voting booths or dragging their parents by the hand to answer their call to action.”

Climate strike events coincide with the United Nations’ climate summit in New York City that starts today. Here is a short list of events that are on tap:

The 2019 John Winthrop Civic Forum: 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Rita Hollings Science Center at the College of Charleston in Charleston.

How to Get Active in Climate Crisis: 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at Baker & Brewer in Charleston.

Lecture: The Unequal Consequences of Climate Change: 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Robert Scott Small Building at the College of Charleston in Charleston.

The Dutch Dialogues Report: 7 p.m. Sept. 26 at Charleston Gaillard Center in Charleston.

Check out Charleston City Paper for more information.

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COMMENTARY

BRACK: Charleston’s past reveals a lot of firsts

From a 1715 map by Johann Homann, via Wikimedia.

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | Charleston will have a series of big parties next year as the Holy City celebrates the 350th anniversary of its founding.

In 1670, English settlers first set up on Albemarle Point along the Ashley River, only to move 10 years later to the peninsula for better health and safety. They built a palisade wall around the settlement to become the only English walled city in what would become the United States, according to historians Jack Bass and Scott Poole.

You probably know more “Charleston firsts” than you realize. You surely know how patriots won the first decisive battle of the American Revolution on June 28, 1776, with a victory over British land and sea forces on Sullivan’s Island. The victory, which we celebrate annually as Carolina Day, incentivised founding fathers to sign the Declaration of Independence the following month.

You probably know about how the H.S. Hunley was the first submarine to succeed in sinking an enemy ship, the Union warship Housatonic, during the Civil War. The sub, which sank soon thereafter, was discovered in Charleston harbor in 1995 and recovered five years later. It is on display in a North Charleston research facility.

And you may know The Best Friend of Charleston was a steam-powered locomotive that started the nation’s first passenger rail service in 1830. You might not know, however, that it also was the first locomotive to experience a deadly boiler explosion just six months later.

Charleston is home to the nation’s first museum (Charleston Museum); first opera performance (1735); first theater (Dock Street Theatre, 1735); oldest municipal college (College of Charleston, founded 1770); and the nation’s first Chamber of Commerce, which was organized in 1773. And, of course, the first shots of the Civil War happened near Charleston.

Some less widely-known Charleston firsts:

Zoning. Charleston established the nation’s first historic zoning ordinance, which is a big reason why all of the pretty houses remain and attract millions of visitors every year. Tourism’s economic impact to Charleston is $8.13 billion, according to Explore Charleston.

Reform Judaism. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, the second oldest synagogue in the United States, is widely recognized as the birthplace of Reform Judaism. Founded in 1749 by Jews attracted to Charleston for its civil and religious liberties, members built a nationally impressive Georgian home of worship by 1794. Thirty years later, the synagogue’s 47 trustees sought to change the temple’s liturgy to include English translation of prayers, but were denied. They resigned from the congregation and organized “The Reformed Society of Israelites,” whose practices and principles are a big part of today’s Reform Judaism. The congregation’s Georgian worship home burned in 1838, only to be replaced two years later with a building described as “one of the country’s finest examples of Greek Revival architecture.”

Golf. Charleston is considered the birthplace of golf in North America after the formation of the South Carolina Golf Club in 1788. Members reportedly played on a bustling rectangle of land that stretched between what we know as Charleston and Beaufain streets and bounded by Rutledge and Barre streets. The area, called Harleston Green, seemed to disappear from historical records as a golf course around 1800. But that makes sense: Around that time, homes started being built in the area. Interesting tidbit: Some 432 golf balls and 96 clubs arrived in Charleston from England in 1743 as the first known shipment of golf equipment into the colonies.

Finally, we’ll leave you with this one: According to old-time wags and natives who see Charleston as the epicenter of the world, the Atlantic Ocean actually starts in Charleston harbor at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers. The late U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, born in the Holy City in 1922, once told me in his thick Lowcountry accent, “Every great city has a great river. London has the Thames. New York has the Hudson. Washington has the Potomac. And Charleston, Andrew, Charleston has two great rivers — the Ashley and Cooper — and that’s where the Atlantic Ocean starts.”

Charleston’s Founders’ Day Kick-off is set for April 18 at Charles Towne Landing State Park. There will be a summer concert on July 3 and a Community Unity Celebration on Nov. 8, 2020, which we’ll probably need if the 2020 election gets nastier.

Andy Brack’s latest book, “We Can Do Better, South Carolina,” is now available in paperback and for Kindle via Amazon.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

SPOTLIGHT: Charleston Gaillard Center

Charleston Gaillard Center provides the Lowcountry with a world-class performance hall, elegant venue space and vibrant educational opportunities that inspire dynamic community throughout the area through the power of the performing arts. The Center’s vision is to enrich the diverse community of Charleston with artistic and cultural experiences that are accessible and unique, and to serve as an educational resource for generations to come.

Did you know that the Charleston Gaillard Center is a 501c3 non-profit that works with over 25,000 students each year from the tri-county area? Promoting education is one of the core values of the Charleston Gaillard Center and an integral part of our mission. By broadening the reach of arts-education in the Lowcountry the Gaillard Center encourages learning through the arts and serves as a powerful tool for student achievement and personal development while providing people of all ages with the opportunity to cultivate and grow their talents and appreciation for the arts. To learn more about our education initiative, click here: www.gaillardcenter.org/outreach.

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GOOD NEWS

Chamber to recognize leaders at Nov. 14 reception

Staff reports | The Charleston Metro Chamber will meet Nov. 14 at Riverfront Park for its second annual Honors R eception to celebrate the achievements of local organizations and leaders with an exemplary commitment to the region’s economic development and quality of life. Winners in six categories have just been announced:

The Trailblazer Award: DocuSystems, given to an organization that has created a cutting-edge product or service.

The Beacon Award: The Gibbes Museum of Art, which nabbed the honor given to a project or structure that elevates aesthetics and improves quality of life for the region.

The Rockstar Award: Volvo Cars USA, which recognized an organization that has experienced a significant achievement resulting in a positive impact on the region.

The Pillar Award: Ingevity, honored for its long-standing excellence.

The Milestone Award: Stasmayer, Inc., which received the award given to a small business that illustrates excellence in entrepreneurship, employee relations, diversity and community contribution.

The One To Watch Award: Michael Samuel, commercial portfolio manager, BB&T. This award is presented to an individual with outstanding professional success who is rising through the ranks in the Charleston business arena and demonstrates impeccable leadership qualities.

The highly-acclaimed Joseph P. Riley Leadership Award will be announced at a later date. This award celebrates an outstanding community volunteer who is doing extraordinary work to strengthen the community and has demonstrated a lifetime of leadership.

A great story (and the tenacity of photo sleuth George Graf)

To the editor:

Last Tuesday while standing in line at the DMV, I got a call from a man named George Graf from Virginia. He somehow tracked me down regarding information on the “Big Indian Sculpture” on Tee Vee Road in Elloree, SC. I was blown away to say the least. If Mr. Graf is not an investigative reporter or a private eye, he should be!

I, along with my father Ted and my brother Darby, own the property where the iron sculpture is located. We use the property primarily for recreational hunting along with church picnics, social events, birthday parties and cookouts for our friends and family.

The sculpture was originally built in 1970 and displayed for the Tricentennial Celebration at Old Town Park on Albemarle Point in Charleston, which is now known as Charles Towne Landing. It was modeled from a painting of an Indian warrior in 1585 by John White, an early settler, artist, and map maker. The figure was chosen to represent the “Casique of Kayawah” who was the chief of the tribe that resided at Albemarle Point and became the location of the first successful English colony [in Carolina]. The Casique had a meeting arranged with the settlers at his tribe and convinced them that his area would be more suitable and safer than the Port Royal area that they were supposed to land at. Much credit has also been given to him as being primarily responsible for the settlers’ survival during the hardships they encountered during their first couple of years here. Unfortunately, the sculpture was destroyed along with the majority of the entire park by Hurricane Hugo. What was left of his tangled pieces remained lying on the ground for most of the next decade.

In 2004 during a major renovation of the park, I became employed by S.C. Parks Recreation and Tourism as project manager to rebuild the “Adventure,” a 17th century trade ship replica originally built by Jim Richardson and on permanent display at Charles Towne Landing. One day while at work, I noticed some of the pieces of the Indian being bulldozed up into a pile along with some other rubble to be hauled away. I was given permission to get them. So I gathered up what I could, took them home, and put them in my back yard along with all the other junk that my wife disapproved of me dragging home.

A couple years later I decided it was time to resurrect the big Indian. A friend of mine, John Fleming who owns Custom Fabrication, was good enough to let me use his shop and equipment to rebuild the statue. It took approximately a month and a half of working eight-hour days to straighten the parts that we had and to remake the ones that were missing. After completion, my father recommended the spot where it now sits as his new home.

Today it has become somewhat of a local landmark. One would be hard-pressed to find anyone from the area who hasn’t seen it. Many times I have overheard somebody trying to give directions and I hear “do you know where the big Indian is” and then I hear “Oh yeah, I know where that is!” It seems kind of ironic that after 350 years, the old Casique is still helping us find our way!

— Kevin Hebert, Walterboro, S.C.

Herbkersman story warmed his heart

To the editor:

Over the years and over 13,000 hours of flight time, I have taught hundreds of students to fly. Your story of the kind heart and efforts to supply the Bahamas by S.C. Rep. Bill Herbkersman warmed my heart. Why? I taught him to fly back in the mid-1990s/ Then he hired my sister to work at one of his businesses in Hilton Head.

He is hereby my most important and accomplished student…..he used his flight training for charity, not just to make money. Bill is no moderate as you mention! He is a fellow conservative Republican with a kind heart for his fellow man. Sounds like a great replacement for Governor McMaster when he terms out of office. Governor Herbkersman!

— Will Bradley, Las Vegas, Nevada

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MYSTERY

Where is this bike parked?

Look for clues in this photo to share where you think this bike is located in Charleston County. 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 Sept. 16 mystery, “Old house with brown shutters?” showed the Thorntree House in Kingstree, S.C. The house, dating to the mid 18th century also is known as the Witherspoon House.

Hats off to these mystery photo detectives who knew the answer: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Ross Lenhart of Pawleys Island; Phlip Cromer of Beaufort; Carolyn Fenters of Daniel Island; and Sherry Cook of Mount Pleasant.

Lenhart shared that the house is the oldest surviving residence in the Pee Dee and is open to the public. Cromer said the house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, was moved from its plantation site to its current location in a memorial park.

For more context, Graf provided this information according to findagrave.com: “John Witherspoon was the third child of John and Janet/Jennett Witherspoon to live to adulthood and arrived from Northern Ireland with family into Charleston, South Carolina in 1734. After his marriage in Northern Ireland, he lived about nine years in the Parish of Graba near Canningburn Mills. They then came with family to the USA and lived at the Bluff near Kingstree until 1749; and then they moved to a 300 acre place situated between the Lower Bridge on Black River and Murray’s Ferry on the Santee and built a two-story home (Thorntree) which still stands renovated as a historic entity in Kingstree, S. C.”

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.

S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA

HISTORY: ***Carolina*, the ship**

A 17th century frigate, via Wikimedia. (Not The Carolina.)

S.C. Encyclopedia | In 1663 King Charles II of England rewarded eight of his supporters with a grant for a large tract of land in North America. Lying between thirty-one and thirty-six degrees of latitude, the Province of Carolina stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

In August 1669 the Lords Proprietors’ fleet—the Carolina, the Port Royal, and the Albemarle—carrying the first settlers for Carolina was ready to sail. The fleet was commanded by Joseph West, who was later appointed governor of the colony. The Carolina, the largest of the three ships, was a two-hundred-ton frigate that carried ninety-three passengers. A typical frigate of the era was a three-masted vessel that was smaller and faster than many ships of the age.

En route to Barbados, the fleet landed in Ireland, where several colonists left the expedition. After forty days the ships reached Barbados, where a storm destroyed the Albemarle. After acquiring the sloop The Three Brothers, the fleet sailed to Nevis. Abandoning the Port Royal there, the Carolina and The Three Brothers continued to Bermuda. A storm drove The Three Brothers toward Virginia. Undeterred, the expedition acquired another sloop in Bermuda and eventually reached South Carolina in April 1670. Settlers on the Carolina first explored Port Royal, their intended settlement site, but chose instead to settle up the Ashley River. In May 1670 the settlers sent the Carolina to Virginia for supplies and to Barbados for sixty-four additional settlers. Of the three ships that left England to found the new colony, only the Carolina had successfully reached what would become South Carolina.

— Excerpted from an entry by Alexis Jones Helsley. This entry may not have been updated since 2006. To read more about this or 2,000 other entries about South Carolina, check out The South Carolina Encyclopedia, published in 2006 by USC Press. (Information used by permission.)

ON THE CALENDAR

CALENDAR: Community Day is Oct. 5 at Dill Sanctuary

Staff reports | Dill Sanctuary will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5 for a free look at the protected land protected through the Charleston Museum.

The largest area of privately-protected land on James Island, the Dill Sanctuary is a 580-acre wildlife preserve on the Stono River, rich in historic and natural features. Guests are invited to tour the property (which is normally only open for select programs) to learn more about its significance.

Museum staff members will be on hand to discuss major accomplishments at the property in the last several decades, including extensive archaeological research, preservation of the Civil War batteries at the site as well as natural resource management. Attendees can take a guided tour to Battery Pringle, hike to the wildlife pond where a state wildlife biologist will discuss the important wading bird colony, hear about archaeology projects and see artifacts recovered at the Sanctuary, or speak to museum representatives about the protection of the property.

Craft activities will be available for children to enjoy and guests are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch with a beautiful view of the Stono River. Location: 1163 Riverland Drive on James Island. No pets. More info: visit CharlestonMuseum.org.

Also on the calendar:

At the Gaillard. Check out these awesome coming events at the Charleston Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St., Charleston:

Peppa Pig’s Adventure: 6 p.m., Sept. 24. Peppa Pig Live! is a new action-packed live show featuring your favorite characters as life-size puppets and costume characters. With lunch boxes packed and Daddy Pig driving the bus, Peppa and friends are excited about their outdoor adventure, full of singing, dancing, games and surprises! Tickets are $21 to $66.

The Most Reluctant Convert: 4 p.m., Oct. 6, Charleston Gaillard Center. Award-winning actor Max McLean will bring to life author C.S. Lewis in his own words in this “hugely moving” and “highly-entertaining” drama. To learn more and get tickets, visit CSLewisOnStage.com or phone 843.242.3099.

Tribute to Aretha Franklin: 5 p.m., Sept. 28, Citadel Square Baptist Church, 328 Meeting St., Charleston. The Charleston Gospel Choir will present an encore performance of its sold-out April event, Queen of Soul and Gospel: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, under the musical direction of guest conductor Dr. Jason A. Dungee. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students. More: www.charlestongospelchoir.org or (866) 811-4111

Footloose, the musical: Through Sept. 28, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston. Charleston Stage will present the 1980s movie-turned-rock-and-roll musical for the first time in a month of performances sponsored by the Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation. Tickets are $29 to $71 for any of the 16 performances of the show. Buy tickets.

North Charleston art show: Through Sept. 30, North Charleston City Gallery, Charleston Area Convention Center, 5001 Coliseum Drive, North Charleston. The show will feature mixed media works by Vik Hart of Charleston, and abstract paintings by Pascale Bilgis of Lexington.

Blue Jamboree: Day-long event, Oct. 5, The Bend, Azalea Drive, North Charleston. More than 2,000 tickets have been sold for this all-day event that will feature a broad array of Democratic presidential candidates. Sponsors of the event include these presidential candidates: Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Tom Steyer, Cory Booker, Andrew Yang, Pete Buttigieg, Michael Bennet, Tulsi Gabbard and Julian Castro. Learn more and find out about tickets.

Black Ink: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oct. 5, Memminger Auditorium, 56 Beaufain St., Charleston. Black Ink, Charleston’s African-American book festival, will feature world-renowned poet and educator Nikki Giovanni as keynote speaker at 2 p.m. It is an exciting program of Charleston Friends of the LIbrary and a part of the MOJA Arts Festival. Cost: More info.

Wild Side celebration: 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 12, Kaminski House, 1003 Front St, Georgetown, S.C. The S.C. Environmental Law Project will pay homage in its 10th annual Wild Side to the state’s Watersheds, Ocean, Wetlands — the WOW of South Carolina — as well as other milestones. Cost: $100 per adult. Learn more.

Free Verse Festival: Oct. 13-20 in locations around Charleston with a special event Oct. 28. The third year of the Free Verse Festival, Charleston’s first poetry festival, seeks “to uplift the community by providing eclectic poetry events and workshops at multiple venues in downtown and West Ashley.” Learn more online.

Latin American Festival: Oct. 13, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston. The 28th annual festival will allow friends and family members to relish authentic Latin American music, art, food and children’s activities, all inspired by cultures from around the globe. Non-stop music will include everything from the beats of merengue, to reggaeton, bachata and salsa. All ages are invited to salsa to Latin rhythms by six-piece band Furia Tropikal from 1 – 2 p.m. Dance along with the Charlotte-based 12-piece band Orquesta Mayor from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m., and end the day with the Dominican merengue phenomenon El Rey Tulile from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Cost: $10. No outside food, alcohol or coolers permitted. No dogs allowed. For more information, call (843) 795-4386 or visit CharlestonCountyParks.com.

AFFA Gala 2019: 6 p.m., Nov. 1, The Cedar Room, 701 East Bay St., Charleston. You can have one of the best nights of the year with this annual fund-raiser for AFFA that is replete with a cocktail hour, silent auction, dinner, live auction and entertainment by the Emerald Empire Band. Tickets: $180. Learn more now.

Early morning bird walks at Caw Caw: 8:30 a.m. every Wednesday and Saturday, Caw Caw Interpretive Center, Ravenel. You can learn about habitats and birds, butterflies and other organisms in this two-hour session. Registration is not required, but participants are to be 15 and up. $10 per person or free to Gold Pass holders. More: http://www.CharlestonCountyParks.com.

AREA MARKETS

TUESDAYS. The Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is every Tuesday from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the market pavillion at Moultrie Middle School, 645 Coleman Blvd., Mount Pleasant. Free parking. Lots of activities. More info.

WEDNESDAYS. The West Ashley Farmers Market is every Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Ackerman Park off Sycamore Avenue in West Ashley. The last week of the market will be the first week of October. More.

FRIDAYS/SATURDAYS: Night Market. Every Friday and Saturday from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. for the rest of the year, you can shop with 108 vendors, including artists and craftsmen, at the night market on Market Street between East Bay and Church streets. It’s more than four blocks of local shopping and fun. Free.

SATURDAYS: Johns Island Farmers Market operates each Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. year-round with more than 50 local farmers and vendors, food trucks, music and more. The market is located on the campus of Charleston Collegiate School, 2024 Academy Road, Johns Island

SATURDAYS: The Charleston Farmers Market is open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Marion Square each Saturday through Nov. 30. More info.

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