Great Guns on the Ashley
17th-century cannons roar at Charles Towne Landing once again by Matt Proust | Contributing Writer Great Guns on the Ashley offers a glimpse at the early days of South Carolina’s first colony History will thunder across the Ashley River on Saturday, Sept. 6 as...
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We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
Following a thread of local history can sometimes take you to Kansas. Jack Eades, the “owner, developer” of Sylvan Shores, was born in Stockton, Kansas a self-proclaimed product of the dust bowl. He studied Botany and Ecology at Fort Hays State University where he met...
West Ashley Revitalization Keeps on Truckin’
Don’t get the wrong idea. 4 Wheel Parts is a great store, located at the corner of Wappoo Road and Savannah Highway. It’s busy. It’s air-conditioning is on full blast. Its blacked-out, tricked out 4x4 add-ons and equipment on the walls look cool as all get out, even...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
West Ashley Flashback
A path leaves Folly Road, runs parallel to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad track until it takes a left turn and ends in a clump of trees situated in the center of a field owned by the Harrison family. All of this is easily seen in a 1950s aerial of West Ashley. The...
High Recommended
When the editors at USA Today wondered which attraction in each state could properly be called top-rated, they turned to TripAdvisor, the highly respected travel review website with more than 315 million members and more than 500 million reviews and opinions of...
‘Protecting’ The Landing Brave
Rob Powell has no plans to take permanently remove the Landing Brave at Charles Towne Landing state park. Powell is the park manager at the state attraction along Old Towne Road in West Ashley. Last week, he said that the state will temporarily take down the...
Rooted in History
Thirty historic organizations and groups that promote history in the Lowcountry will participate Saturday, July 1 during the 5th Annual History Fair at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. The History Fair will showcase well-known organizations in education, religion,...
Mug Shots
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last week by the City of Charleston Police Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are innocent...
Remembering The Unforgettable
What a difference a decade can make. Last Friday evening and everything is calm at Fire Station 10 along Savannah Highway, just down from Gene’s Haufbrau. Firefighters are talking amongst themselves as they down heaped plates of grilled pork loin, mashed potatoes, and...
West Ashley Flashback — Return To The Old Fort
On the 1916 plat prepared by Rene Ravenel for Joe Harrison prior to Harrison’s purchase of the land that is now Moreland, Moreland Shopping Center, Westwood, and Byrnes Downs there is an illustration of an “Old Fort” at the bend in the “Public Road” as it comes off...
