April 23,2009 "So Much History in the South"

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

I am by no means a historian but the history back here amazed me! I now know the difference between the blue and the gray. Did you know this is the exact place where the Civil War or the War between the States started. The grays aka the Confederacy were from the south and wanted slavery to continue but the blues aka the union or the Yankees from the north wanted slavery abolished.

Charleston was the home of the grays. We started our tour on a horse drawn buggy.

The homes here look alot like the homes in New Orleans which were also built on the back of the slaves.

A monument dedicated to the Confederates who lost the war. This statue is in Battery Park.

A Civil War Gatling gun in Battery Park. The very first machine gun.

Over the beautiful bridge to Magnolia Plantation.

Magnolia Plantation was a very wealthy rice producer again due to slavery. Most people think that cotton was the big producer but rice was king of the south due to plentiful water.

Schotzi got to tour the plantation with us.

Yes lots of alligators in the swamps on this plantation. The turtles are actually gator food but the gators don't eat in the day time and the turtles seem to know it.

More alligators

Many birds and animals still inhabit this plantation.

This is were the slaves lived and raised their children to work the land as slaves.

Took a tour boat out the Fort Sumter Island.

Beautiful Bridge.

The very first shot that started the Civil War was fired here at Fort Sumter.

Fort Sumter

There flags are the exact replicas that were flown over the fort at different times in history.

Larry is saying: Lindy can I take this home? Will it fit in the RV?

Next stop Savannah...............................