| Charleston, South Carolina is known for many | | | | For those of you who have not heard of this sub, |
| things: warm weather, friendly locals, beautiful | | | | here is a brief history quoted from the Friends of |
| beaches, great golf, fantastic food. But one thing | | | | the Hunley website. "On the night of February 17, |
| Charleston, SC is probably best known for is its | | | | 1864...the Hunley rammed her spar torpedo into |
| rich history. Whether you are visiting the | | | | the hull of the Housatonic. She then surfaced long |
| Lowcountry on a golf vacation, family beach | | | | enough for her crew to signal their comrades on |
| vacation, the Southeast Wildlife Exposition, Spoleto | | | | the shore of Sullivan's Island with a blue |
| Festival or for any other reason; do yourself a | | | | magnesium light,(or lantern) indicating a successful |
| favor and take a day to enjoy a guided or | | | | mission. The shore crew stoked their signal fires |
| self-guided historical tour of Charleston. | | | | and anxiously awaited the Hunley's safe return. |
| Living in the area myself, I often neglect to take | | | | But minutes after her historic achievement, the |
| my own advice. But when friends come to town, | | | | Hunleyand all hands onboard vanished into the sea |
| I do find myself in the position of both tour guide | | | | without a trace." |
| and tourist. I enjoy showing off my great city but | | | | The H.L. Hunley has since been found, raised from |
| even more I enjoy renewing my love of | | | | the depths and now resides in both a museum |
| Charleston and all it offers. On a recent visit, | | | | and laboratory setting in North Charleston, South |
| some friends asked me to take them to view | | | | Carolina. You can visit the Hunley submarine on |
| the Hunley submarine. Since I'd never seen this | | | | Saturdays and Sundays where you can enjoy |
| piece of Charleston history, I welcomed the idea. | | | | interactive exhibits, watch films, look at artifacts |
| Most of the time when people want to tour the | | | | and go on a guided tour where you can view the |
| area, they focus their attention on the Charleston | | | | submarine as it rests submerged in a 90,000 |
| peninsula. And who can blame them? The | | | | gallon tank. |
| downtown area is home to the Slave Market, the | | | | This off-the-beaten path history lesson is |
| Battery, Rainbow Row, tours to Fort Sumter, | | | | definitely one of the things to see and do in |
| guided carriage tours and of course was one of | | | | Charleston on your next golf vacation or trip to |
| the first cities in the United States. But now, and | | | | the Charleston, SC. The museum is in an indoor |
| especially for you Civil War and Naval history | | | | setting so if your time on the golf course or |
| buffs, I have a suggestion. Venture to North | | | | beach is cut short, you now have no excuse not |
| Charleston and the Old Navy Base and take in a | | | | to take in a tour of the Hunley submarine. |
| tour of the H. L. Hunley submarine. | | | | |