Charleston Archives - Mechtraveller https://mechtraveller.com/tag/charleston/ Mechanically-minded travel Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:35:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Review: Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston https://mechtraveller.com/2019/09/review-fort-sumter-national-monument-charleston/ https://mechtraveller.com/2019/09/review-fort-sumter-national-monument-charleston/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:59:23 +0000 https://mechtraveller.com/?p=5230 Fort Sumter at the entrance to Charleston harbour has had a lot thrown at it over the centuries. Hurricane Dorian, earlier this month, was just the latest assailant to threaten the 190 year old island fortress*. The opening shots of the American Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter, which is why it is a […]

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