Editorial in The Post & Courier Commends SCV Fort Sumter Camp for Stepping Up...
Engraving of Castle Pinckney published in Harper’s Weekly on Jan. 26, 1861, and then colored. Reprinted courtesy of the NYPL Digital Collections. The first three paragraphs of the editorial published...
View ArticlePelicans Take Flight as Volunteers Approach in Boats to Cleanup Castle...
Hundreds of Eastern Brown Pelicans and other coastal birds flew from Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor early Saturday morning, October 5th, as about a dozen volunteers aboard several small boats...
View ArticleSmoke Billows from Castle Pinckney as Volunteers Conduct Annual Clean Up and...
Smoke billowed from Castle Pinckney early Saturday afternoon on November 2nd, confounding some locals in Charleston and plenty of boaters in the harbor. In fact, the U.S. Coast Guard dispatched a...
View Article‘Big Red’ Flies Over Castle Pinckney before The Citadel’s Homecoming Football...
“Big Red” flew over Castle Pinckney for The Citadel’s homecoming football game against Chattanooga on November 9th, thanks to one determined Bulldog!The Stray Dog Society held its 12th Annual Big Red...
View ArticleVolunteers Hoist Gadsden Flag over Castle Pinckney after Cleanup on Nov. 30
Castle Guardian Matthew Locke led a five-member team of volunteers on Saturday, November 30 to conduct one final clean-up of historic Castle Pinckney before year’s end.Yale Huett, using his small boat...
View ArticleMerry Christmas Castle Pinckney circa 1864
Courtesy of artist David Murray Artist David Murray of Salt Marsh Galleries, who has generously provided historical visualizations and other artwork for posting on this website, created this “Merry...
View ArticleFlag of the Palmetto Guard Flies over Castle Pinckney
Flag of the Palmetto Guard The Flag of the Palmetto Guard was hoisted over Castle Pinckney on Dec. 20, 2024, to commemorate the 164th anniversary of South Carolina’s Ordinance of Secession from the...
View ArticleVigilant Eyes Spot a Rare Sight — Snow at Castle Pickney
Vigilant eyes spotted a rare sight early this morning — snow at Castle Pinckney. John Mahoney, one of many castle guardians who takes care of the historic fort on Shute’s Folly in Charleston Harbor,...
View ArticleNew Video Takes Viewers on Guided, Walk-Through Tour of Castle Pinckney
A new video takes viewers on a guided, walk-through tour of Castle Pinckney. Titled “Tour of Castle Pinckney,” the 15-minute-long video is narrated by the co-authors of the new book, Holding Charleston...
View ArticleCo-Authors Interviewed after Filming of the Video Tour of Castle Pinckney
Co-authors W. Clifford Roberts, Jr. and Matthew A.M. Locke looked comfortable in the recently produced video tour explaining the history of Castle Pinckney and its key features. But apparently, it was...
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