Charleston Currents – Henry Laurens

MYSTERY PHOTO: Top of building shows wear and tear

Today’s mystery could be kind of tough. A reader sent along this shot, accompanied by a good story. The photo is in South Carolina, but that’s the only hint you’ll get. 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 previous mystery, “Who’s this old guy?,” was a Charles Fraser painting of South Carolina’s Henry Laurens that is on display at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston.

by Charleston Currents · 02/25/2019 · Comments are Disabled · Mystery Photo, Photos

FOCUS: 8 S.C. facts to know for Carolina Day

By Jeff Quinton | June 28 is Carolina Day in South Carolina. The Battle of Sullivan’s Island took place on June 28, 1776. Troops in the South Carolina Militia successfully repelled an attack from the Royal Navy on Charleston Harbor. The S.C. troops occupied an unfinished fort (Fort Sullivan, later renamed Fort Moultrie after the militia commander) made of logs from palmetto trees and the spongy nature of the wood helped repel the British cannonade. The 2nd South Carolina Regiment and the 4th South Carolina Artillery occupied the fort that day.