Here’s a ship that may or may not have ties to South Carolina. What is it? Send us your guess of what this photo shows – as well as your name and hometown – to feedback@statehousereport.com.
Last week’s “Is this just a field?” was, in fact, more than just a field (which you probably figured out even if you didn’t know what it was.) The image shows a side view of the Star Fort at Ninety Six National Historic Site in Greenwood County.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Texas, sent along this information about the site: “According to the National Park Service web site here, “construction of the Star Fort started in December 1780 and finished in early 1781. It was built by Loyalist soldiers (loyal to the King of England) and slaves from nearby farms and plantations. It wasn’t a very popular design because it was hard to build, and couldn’t hold many troops, but Loyalist engineer Lt. Henry Haldane decided that an eight-point star fort would be better for the site than a traditional square fort. The star shape allowed musket and cannon fire in all directions.”
Others who correctly identified the fort were: George Graf of Palmyra, Va.; Bill Segars of Hartsville; Vicki Acker of Spartanburg; John Hart, Elizabeth Jones, Sally Foster and Jay Altman, all of Columbia; Pat Keadle of Wagener; and Daniel Prohaska of Summerville.
- Send us a mystery picture. 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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