Here’s a photo that’s more than 150 years old. It’s related to South Carolina, but can you guess what it is? Send your best guess to feedback@statehousereport.com. And don’t forget to include your name and the town in which you live.
Our previous Mystery Photo
Our Feb. 21 image, “Water tower,” should have looked familiar to anyone who may have visited Fripp Island in Beaufort County. The iconic water tower, one person observed, looks like a golf ball on a tee.
Congratulations to those who recognized the tower: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Philip Cromer of Beaufort; Will Bradley of Las Vegas, Nevada; Boyd Brown of Ridgeway; Jay Altman of Columbia; Henry Eldridge of Tega Cay; and Frank Bouknight of Summerville. Good sleuthing!
Graf added, “According to Wikipedia, “although it has had several names over its history, the island is presently named after Captain Johannes Fripp, a British sailor charged with protecting the Carolina colony from Spanish attacks. Local folklore history has long suspected Fripp to be the location where Edward Teach, the pirate known as Blackbeard, had stowed away some of his treasures.”
- Send us a mystery: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: feedback@statehousereport.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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