This one could be tough. Yes, it’s marsh and, yes, it’s in South Carolina, but where? Be specific if you can. Send your best guess to editor@charlestoncurrents.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Last week’s mystery, “Where is this bridge?” is a swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Little River. It is named for Captain Archie Neil “Poo” McLauchlin, a well-known local mariner.
Congratulations to several people who correctly identified the photo sent in by reader Wayne Beam of Clemson: Jay Altman of Columbia; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Chris Brooks of Mount Pleasant; Marnie Huger of Richmond, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas.
Graf provided more info: “Archie McLauchlin is a lifelong resident of the North Strand, known by many in the North Myrtle area. When he was a baby, his father took him to see the opening of the bridge that bears his name. He was a large infant, and his sister gave him the nickname ‘Poo’ after an early 1930s cartoon character known as ‘Poo the Giant.’
“He grew up along the Intracoastal Waterway and made a career out of being a Coast Guard certified captain after serving in the Air Force. To honor him, a group of community members, who call themselves the Poo Crew after McLauchlin’s old fishing tournament fish crew, have convinced the South Carolina state legislature to rename the swing bridge in his 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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