Anyone who’s lived in Charleston long enough knows exactly where they were this week a quarter-century ago. It’s one of those indelible moments. After 136 years lost at sea, the Civil War submarine ...
CHARLESTON — On Aug. 8, 2000, hundreds of spectators packed Charleston Harbor, lining the docks and floating in boats and kayaks, to witness a historic event. A series of cranes hoisted the fragile ...
The legend of Lt. Dixon’s lucky coin became fact upon its discovery inside the H.L. Hunley! In this episode of Curiosity Trek!, explore how Lieutenant George Dixon's gold coin, a life-saving charm ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The first submarine to successfully sink an enemy ship in combat sank for the first of three times in Charleston Harbor in August 1863. The H.L. Hunley would ultimately sink ...
This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Around 6:30 p.m. on February 17, 1864, ...
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- It could be one of the nation's oldest cold case files: What happened to eight Confederate sailors aboard the H.L. Hunley after it became the first submarine in history to ...
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Researchers say they’ve resolved the 150-year mystery of what happened to crewmembers on the famous Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley, the first ever to sink an enemy warship during combat. Their ...
Join host Andrew Davis as he spotlights some relics from South Carolina's rich military history. Host Andrew Davis travels throughout South Carolina to showcase artifacts from the Palmetto State's ...
During the Civil War, the Confederacy fielded the first submarine used to successfully sink another vessel with an explosive 'torpedo.' It turns out that the same success that put the H.L. Hunley in ...