“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
A small group of local citizens crossed Charleston Harbor, landed at Castle Pinckney and hoisted the Flag of Ireland over the site on Thursday to recognize St. Patrick’s Day, which will be celebrated on March 17. The religious and cultural … Continue reading
Several intrepid locals visited Castle Pinckney on Feb. 27, 2024, to hoist the Flag of Wales over the site to celebrate Saint David’s Day or the Feast of Saint David on March 1, 2024. Saint David (c. 500 to c. … Continue reading
The Bonnie Blue Flag, which currently flies over Castle Pinckney, has a long history. The flag was flown as early as 1810 to represent the English-speaking residents of the Republic of West Florida living in parts of Louisiana east of … Continue reading
Castle Pinckney Society members led a small expedition to Castle Pinckney on Dec. 27, 2023, to hoist the Nina flag over the fort on the 163rd anniversary of the flag’s raising there after South Carolina’s secession from the Union on … Continue reading