Tag: History

  • November 22, 2023
    Explore the stamps and U.S. coins that commemorate South Carolina, from Charleston and Fort Moultrie to state symbols, Edgar Allan…
  • Construction of the Low Battery in Charleston

    June 24, 2023
    A history of The Battery in Charleston – from colonial White Point defenses to East Battery, White Point Garden, the…
  • Large homes positioned close together along the seawall of The Battery with palmetto trees and other greenery around them. The view is from the small beach in front of The Battery with a small bit of water that is lightly reflecting the homes above it.

    June 23, 2023
    Explore homes along The Battery in Charleston – from East Battery and White Point Garden to Murray Boulevard – including…
  • An upward view of one tower of the Ravenel Bridge with lights shining on the tower and cables against a dark blue sky.

    June 8, 2022
    Charleston's bridges do more than move traffic from one peninsula or island to another – they shape commuting patterns, development…
  • A wooden fence with the signage "West Ashley Greenway" with wild green shrubbery in the background.

    March 25, 2022
    The West Ashley Greenway accommodates walkers, joggers, cyclists, and naturalists through more than ten miles of linear park, connecting a…
  • Astronaut Ron McNair in the cockpit of the Space Shuttle, seated at the control console and operating switches, with the instrument panel and hand controller in the foreground.

    January 28, 2021
    Ronald McNair’s journey from segregated Lake City, South Carolina, to MIT, NASA, the Space Shuttle Challenger, and a lasting legacy…

  • April 22, 2020
    How Coleman Boulevard became Mount Pleasant’s main-street experiment, from Old Village history to streetscaping, stormwater, pushback, and suburban retrofit.
  • Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo making landfall at Charleston in September 1989

    September 18, 2019
    Thirty years after Hurricane Hugo, a look back at the storm that reshaped Charleston’s relationship with hurricanes, building standards, flood…
  • Brick and arched-window facade of the Cigar Factory with exposed exterior steel frames, partial scaffolding, and parked vans below.

    May 12, 2014
    A 2014 look at Charleston’s Cigar Factory, from textile mill history to its planned retail office revival, with interior photos.