In the shadowy depths of the infamous Lunatic Asylum in Columbia, SC, a Charleston secret remained walled up for over three years. It was there, unknown to the patients and then to the Union prisoners during the destruction of the Civil War, that an invaluable collection of madeira stayed hidden.
Calhoun Hendricks III on The Land’s End Light
"...It was while growing up in Beaufort that Calhoun first heard the tale of the Land’s End Light, the ghostly orb that haunts the lonely backroads of St. Helena Island..."
Ryan Wise on Blackbeard’s Blockade of the Charleston Harbor
“It was one of Blackbeard’s most famous feats, and it basically came down to his crew all having the clap,” explained Ryan Wise, renowned bartender at the recently opened Rappahannock. “It was one of the first things I learned about when I moved to Charleston. Quite frankly, I thought Blackbeard was something of a myth... Continue Reading →
Angie Tunstall on Eliza Pinckney
“She was moved here from the West Indies by her father, and she had the brains and foresight to understand that, with this warm, humid climate, indigo would grow as well in South Carolina as it did in Antigua,”
Joe Dreger on Dueler’s Alley
“You had this secluded, long stretch of bricked alleyway, and it just so happened to end in a graveyard. It doesn’t get more convenient than that.”
Megan Deschaine on The Legend of Lavinia Fisher
“She was not a wholesome woman,” declares Megan with a grin and a shake of the head, “but she was certainly a badass.”