Tommy Salter and Richard Moore used their boats to transport a group of fellow Castle Guardians across Charleston Harbor at 8:30 Saturday morning so they could work at Castle Pinckney on Shute’s Folly.“Our objective was to continue clearing debris and … Continue reading
Vigilant eyes spotted a rare sight early this morning — snow at Castle Pinckney. John Mahoney, one of many castle guardians who takes care of the historic fort on Shute’s Folly in Charleston Harbor, thought he saw snow at the … Continue reading
Flag of the Palmetto Guard The Flag of the Palmetto Guard was hoisted over Castle Pinckney on Dec. 20, 2024, to commemorate the 164th anniversary of South Carolina’s Ordinance of Secession from the Union on Dec. 20, 1860. The government … Continue reading
Castle Guardian Matthew Locke led a five-member team of volunteers on Saturday, November 30 to conduct one final clean-up of historic Castle Pinckney before year’s end.Yale Huett, using his small boat and beginning at 8:45 a.m., made three round-trips to … Continue reading
“Big Red” flew over Castle Pinckney for The Citadel’s homecoming football game against Chattanooga on November 9th, thanks to one determined Bulldog!The Stray Dog Society held its 12th Annual Big Red Flag Raising Cruise to the historic fort in Charleston … Continue reading
Smoke billowed from Castle Pinckney early Saturday afternoon on November 2nd, confounding some locals in Charleston and plenty of boaters in the harbor. In fact, the U.S. Coast Guard dispatched a vessel and a helicopter to investigate.But all is well.Castle … Continue reading
The National Flag of France, the “Tri-Color” John Mahoney, a local, recently ventured out to the Castle Pickney site in Charleston Harbor to hoist France’s Tri-Color Flag above the historic fort. The tri-color or tricolour, the national flag of France, … Continue reading
First Confederate National Flag, called the “Stars and Bars” South Carolina and four other states in the South commemorated Confederate Memorial Day on May 10th. While many South Carolinians will participate in events to observe the annual state holiday on … Continue reading
Star-Spangled Banner or “Fort McHenry Flag” The Star-Bangled Banner flies over the historic Castle Pinckney site in Charleston Harbor thanks to two members of the Castle Pinckney Historical Preservation Society (CPHPS), who landed there by boat about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, … Continue reading
Flag of Ukraine A group of volunteers including SCV Fort Sumter Camp members, archaeologists and others spent Saturday, March 30, cleaning up Castle Pinckney in Charleston Harbor. Five volunteer boat captains transported the group from the Charleston waterfront to the … Continue reading