Fort Multrie on Sullivan's Island

Cannons and the Fort

By the entrance to the Fort Multrie Museum

Looking up to the sky

Palmetto tree, the (ugly) lighthouse and the Fort

Fort Sumter is so close, you can almost throw a stone across

Fort Moultrie is the name of a series of forts on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname (Palmetto State) of South Carolina.



History
The fort was unnamed and not yet complete when Admiral Sir Peter Parker and nine British warships attacked it on June 28, 1776, near the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.The soft palmetto logs did not crack under bombardment but rather absorbed the shot; there were even reports of cannon balls actually bouncing off of the walls of the structure. In any case, Charleston was saved from capture, and the fort was named for the commander in the battle, William Moultrie, and the locals, to this day celebrate 'Carolina Day' to commemorate the bravery of the defenders of the fort, the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. The fort was eventually captured by the British in the siege of Charleston. (See the southern theater in the article titled American Revolution for more information).

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Visiting Beaufort, SC - Part 1

Beaufort SC is a pretty small town at the Beaufort River and with a lot of history in the background. With beautiful houses, where many movies were made, like "The big chill", "The great Santini", "The last dance" and some more. I will show you photos about those houses later.

This is just a detail capture of a beautiful classic entrance. I don't think it's even a famous house - only very nice and very beautiful!

I have seen some of these big and wonderful sculptured mermaids all over Beaufort. I missed to ask somebody about the reason why they are so up with those mermaids. There must be some story behind....!

Also here you can take a horse carriage ride trough the town and get all your information from the tourist guide. It was such a hot day and the guide was cooling of his horse with a water hose.

A stroll trough the small harbor.
I like to see all the pretty boats sitting in the docks.

Click on the picture to see it bigger and to learn about the endangered small population of the North Atlantic Right Wales.

A owl as a mascot?

How sweet is this name for a boat...? :-)

The city of Beaufort,

which is located on Port Royal Island, is rich in history. Near by Parris Island was the location of France's first colony in the New World, founded by Jean Ribault in 1562. The Spanish colonized St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. The first Scottish settlement in what is now the United States, known as Stuart Town, was founded on Port Royal Island in 1682, only to be destroyed by Spanish forces in 1684.

Beaufort was chartered in 1711 and is known as the second-oldest city in South Carolina, after Charleston. It was part of the Carolina colony and was governed by Lords Proprietors. The Treaty of Beaufort fixing the boundary between South Carolina and Georgia was signed in the city in 1787.

Beaufort is also a center for the Gullah culture and language. St. Helena Island, which is considered one of the last strongholds of the Gullah people, lies a few miles away.

Today, Beaufort has a substantial Marine Corps presence, with MCRD Parris Island and MCAS Beaufort as well as the Naval Hospital - Beaufort.



More pictures will come, stay with me please....

Read more about Beaufort here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaufort,_South_Carolina