Out of Oblivion: Castle Pinckney, Sandlapper Magazine – July 1969
Out of Oblivion: Castle Pinckney By James P. Petit in collaboration with James A. Turner, Jr. Click here to view the PDF of this report. … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Castle Pinckney Restoration: A Development Program – February 1978
Castle Pinckney Restoration Prepared for the Fort Sumter Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans by Wilber Smith and Associates February 1978 Click here to view the PDF of this report … Continue reading
Origins and Development of America’s Forgotten Castle: Castle Pinckney – 2007
The Origins and Development of America’s Forgotten Castle: Castle Pinckney by Christopher T. Ziegler Click here to view the pdf version. … Continue reading
A Patriotic Landing: American Bald Eagle Makes Stop at Castle Pinckney – 2013
Courtney Friedman was fishing Saturday in the waters around Castle Pinckney in Charleston harbor when an American bald eagle landed atop the flagpole at the fort. The 15-star flag was the nation’s banner when the fort was completed … Continue reading
Pruning the Parks: Castle Pinckney National Monument 1933-1956 – October 2009
National Parks Traveler Magazine October 2009 By Bob Janiskee The Park Service acquired South Carolina’s Castle Pinckney National Monument in 1933, but was glad to see it abolished and transferred in the 1950s. Lacking a glorious past, and too expensive … Continue reading
Castle Pinckney: Past, Present, Future – May 2012
Castle Pinckney is one of a few surviving “castle” style forts. At the time of Castle Pinckney’s construction in 1811 these all masonry, circular, casemated fortifications were a revolutionary experiment in military architecture, inspired by the theories of the foremost … Continue reading