|
Replies: 24
| visibility 1
|
All-In [29840]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 8832
Joined: 10/31/10
|
Trivia #1 - We have our own holiday?
Jun 28, 2022, 10:48 AM
|
|
Happy Carolina Day!
I have to admit, I didn't even know what it was, but apparently it's today. So party down, holiday revelers!
Why do we celebrate this storied and august date? Even though it's in June? Here's your clue.
|
|
|
|
 |
Oculus Spirit [85229]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 24901
Joined: 5/21/14
|
Defended Fort Sumter from Brits and Loyalist?***
Jun 28, 2022, 10:50 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [85229]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 24901
Joined: 5/21/14
|
Re: Defended Fort Sumter from Brits and Loyalist?***
Jun 28, 2022, 10:53 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [29840]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 8832
Joined: 10/31/10
|
Re: Defended Fort Sumter from Brits and Loyalist?***
Jun 28, 2022, 10:57 AM
[ in reply to Defended Fort Sumter from Brits and Loyalist?*** ] |
|
Close Enough!
Even though Fort Sumter didn't exist yet, Fort Sullivan did. And the commander of Ft. Sullivan, William Moultrie, flew this flag in a 9 hour battle to ward off a 9 ship British invasion fleet in 1776.
It was the first victory in SC during the revolution, and it was a good thing because we had the 2 greatest rebel defeats of the war at Charleston in 1780, and at Camden, trying to recapture Charleston also in 1780. But forget all that bad news. We won!
Congrats to McLovin, victor of the moment!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [83064]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 80139
Joined: 11/29/99
|
Is that Fort Moultie now on Sullivan's Island? Was that the
Jun 28, 2022, 11:39 AM
|
|
famous cannonballs stuck in the soft Palmetto trees story?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heisman Winner [135793]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 41610
Joined: 8/26/07
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lot o points [163010]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 31933
Joined: 1/17/07
|
Dem's palmetto trees in the pic
Jun 28, 2022, 10:52 AM
|
|
so I assume it has something to do with us using those in the wall of Fort Sumter (iirc), which is the tie in to the state flag.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [85229]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 24901
Joined: 5/21/14
|
Yeah, I knew it was involved in the civil war, but I wrongly
Jun 28, 2022, 10:54 AM
|
|
assumed it had been constructed prior to 1776 or even 1812.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lot o points [163010]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 31933
Joined: 1/17/07
|
Based on post posting Googling
Jun 28, 2022, 10:55 AM
|
|
I think you were closer than me.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [81019]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 56098
Joined: 9/13/04
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lot o points [163010]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 31933
Joined: 1/17/07
|
The artist was not inspired
Jun 28, 2022, 10:56 AM
|
|
I just remember seeing the pic from schooling days.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [36450]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 18324
Joined: 12/6/13
|
Just googled it. Battle of Sullivans island was June 28th
May 2, 2019, 11:25 PM
|
|
I think I won the game
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [36450]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 18324
Joined: 12/6/13
|
I’m gonna say fort moultrie and battle of Sullivans island
Jun 28, 2022, 10:56 AM
[ in reply to Dem's palmetto trees in the pic ] |
|
The cannon balls got absorbed by the palmetto trees which made up the fort which is why the palmetto tree became our state tree and on the flag.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lot o points [163010]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 31933
Joined: 1/17/07
|
Eye
Jun 28, 2022, 10:58 AM
|
|
think you nailed it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [36450]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 18324
Joined: 12/6/13
|
American History Major
Jun 28, 2022, 11:01 AM
|
|
Specialized from contact to civil war. The most exciting part of our east coast history.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [29840]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 8832
Joined: 10/31/10
|
Re: Trivia #1 - We have our own holiday?
Jun 28, 2022, 11:01 AM
|
|
I'll have to give an honorary victory to JohnFBell for actually getting the RIGHT answer. That should count as least as a consolation prize or something.
Nice work!
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [36450]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 18324
Joined: 12/6/13
|
It also helps how many times I went to Sullivans island
Jun 28, 2022, 11:08 AM
|
|
And toured that fort and read the plaques. Pretty cool they used the fort during WW2 and turned it into a modern battery (at the time). I’m sure those German U Boats were lurking.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [29840]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 8832
Joined: 10/31/10
|
Re: It also helps how many times I went to Sullivans island
Jun 28, 2022, 11:18 AM
|
|
Yeah they were pretty successful actually. More than we ever wanted anyone to know. Operation Drumbeat parked a lot of u-boats off NYC and Boston, and they had an even better time of it in the Caribbean...maybe 100-150 tankers sunk. A real untold story. And so they were transiting the Carolina coast that whole time too.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [85229]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 24901
Joined: 5/21/14
|
Apparently there is a Fort on Clemson's Campus
Jun 28, 2022, 11:09 AM
|
|
and it taint Fort Hill. Anyone know what it is?
McJr and MsLovin were guests of the Archaeology? department at Clemson and were able to "dig in" to the site with students the last couple of weeks.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lot o points [163010]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 31933
Joined: 1/17/07
|
Googling, I had not heard of this either
Jun 28, 2022, 11:14 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oculus Spirit [85229]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 24901
Joined: 5/21/14
|
I forgot what they said....maybe there is a wall there
Jun 28, 2022, 11:16 AM
|
|
and they have found some pottery and arrowheads....not much though really.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [29840]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 8832
Joined: 10/31/10
|
Re: I forgot what they said....maybe there is a wall there
Jun 28, 2022, 11:21 AM
|
|
Never heard of that. Very cool. Who's in for Fort Rutledge Day?
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heisman Winner [135793]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 41610
Joined: 8/26/07
|
Meh, they surrendered, quitters don’t get a day
Jun 28, 2022, 11:25 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [38514]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 47162
Joined: 10/28/02
|
Today is my 25th anniversary.
Jun 28, 2022, 11:12 AM
|
|
I proposed at the Battery in front of the Defenders of Fort Moultrie statue that commemorates this date. Coincidentally we chose June 28th to get married. Didn't even realize it until years later.
|
|
|
|
|
|
All-In [26490]
TigerPulse: 100%
Posts: 20631
Joined: 9/2/02
|
Sword, cannon, and fancy hat appreciation day.
Jun 28, 2022, 11:29 AM
|
|
They use a Halloween flag to commemorate.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Replies: 24
| visibility 1
|
|
|
50
