Things we must do in Charleston, SC

4fromOH wrote:

Terryallan wrote:
IMOP. The most important thing would be showing your children the History. After all, Charleston is where the "War Against Northern Aggression" started. Take them To Boone Hall Plantation, just North of Charleston. A still working plantation. Much to be learned.

Ride the boat out to Fort Sumter. Walk along the battery, and historic Charleston, and see the way rich folks lived back in the day.

Don't just look and guess, or go by what you have heard. Look up places so you will know. Like the "Slave Market". Now pretty much a long Flea Market. Is not the area that slaves were bought, and sold. In fact. Slaves ran the "Slave Market", and got to keep much of the profit. The "Ryan's Mart" was the actual site of slave auctions.

And what is the difference between a Graveyard, and Cemetery. To learn as much as possible. Take a Carriage ride, AND do a Ghost walk. It's fun, and informative.

BTW. Don't be a dumb tourist, and pick up the little balls with sticks in them, you see in the street. Those are thrown out to mark where the horse used the bathroom, so the street washers know where to clean.

Thank you for all of this information! I'm homeschooling my son, so this is a perfect opportunity for a great history lesson! We plan to study up on the Civil War prior to our trip! Like I said, I didn't even know where to start on places to go! Thanks again!

n that case. Boone Hall would be a must see. Not only will your tour guide be wearing traditional "Southern Bell" dress. (You'll see why they were called Southern Bells). But just before the entrance to the house, you will see the slave houses. See first hand how they lived. BTW. The miniseries North, and South with Patrick Swazey was filmed there.

Also at Patriot's Point, there is a Flag Display. It shows the different Southern Flags. IMOP. It is important to know the difference between the Confederate States Flag, and the Battle Flag. As the Battle Flag only had one purpose then. It was to end confusion by the Yankees, on if the Southern boys were surrendering or not. The Confederate Flag is mostly white, and that confused the "Godless Yankee Hoard" So the Red Battle Flag was born