What and where is this building? 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, “Not the Citadel,” shows what’s known as the Beaufort Arsenal, which is the current location of the Beaufort History Museum.
Congratulations to these eagle-eyed readers who correctly identified the building: Jay Altman of Columbia; Chris Brooks and David Lupo, both of Mount Pleasant; George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas; Herman Blake of Johns Island; Terri Errico Griffis of West Ashley; and Paulie Sure.
Graf provided some more context: “The Beaufort Arsenal Museum opens a fascinating window on the past. It offers insight into the rich history of the Lowcountry. Historic artifacts on display represent Native American settlements, the earliest 16th-century Spanish settlement, Union occupation during the Civil War and 20th-century phosphate mining, truck farming, fishing, shrimping and oystering industries. Construction of the Beaufort Arsenal started in 1795 and ended by 1799. The building had deteriorated substantially by 1852, when the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery Company rebuilt the complex.”
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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