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    Four Corners of Law - Historical Courthouse

    Four Corners of Law

    4.6(5 reviews)
    6.5 miFrench Quarter

    I've toured the area and have worked in the Courthouse researching titles to properties. The…read morehistoric documents found were astonishing! From slaves having been given to family members and business owners, it amazes me still that slavery was a trade! It truly is shocking!!!

    Why is it called the Four Corners of Law?…read more This four corners in Charleston is pretty cool. Nothing like the Four Corners Monument we visited in 2012 that marked the quadripoint in the Southwestern US (where the states of AZ, CO, NM, and UT meet). No, this four corners intersection are made of historic buildings -- Courthouse and US Post Office,, State Courthouse, City Hall, and the St. Michael's Church. 1- United States Post Office and Courthouse - 1896 Post Office, representing the federal government 2- State Courthouse - this 1792 courthouse represents county government 3- City Hall -symbolizes city government which begun in 1800 4- St. Michael's Church - the church was built between 1752 and 1761 and depicts ecclesiastical law These amazing historic structures are located on the southwest corner intersection of Meeting and Broad Streets in downtown Charleston. For our Monday visit the streets were pretty empty due to Covid and I was able to get some nice shots of the buildings. Interesting trivia: The Four Corners of Law was coined in the 1930s by Robert Ripley, creator of Ripley's Believe it or Not! and it has been called that ever since. Review #1847

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    Fort Sumter National Monument

    Fort Sumter National Monument

    4.3(170 reviews)
    9.8 mi

    I took the ferry from Mount Pleasant. The Mount Pleasant ferry tickets are purchased online or…read morenext to the window for USS Yorktown tickets. The ferry itself is right across from USS Yorktown. (There is also a ferry from Charleston) I think this is definitely worth it. It's very interesting. We only got 60 minutes on the fort, 90 minutes would have been better. I'll have to go again. First we had an interesting 10 minutes talk from the self designated "Most Handsome Man" in the National Park Service. I forgot his name but he was very cool. The female ranger there was cool as well. Outside there are several plaques to read and they are definitely worth reading. Lots of cannons there. Great views. I took lots of pictures. There is a small indoor museum too with lots of info. There was only 15 minutes left by the time I got into the museum so I just videoed all I could to look at later. Lots to read in the museum as well. I ran out of time and didn't make it to the bookstore. I will go again. Hopefully next year.

    ​If you really want to hear about it, my dad, former FBI, gets a real charge out of all this Civil…read moreWar stuff, he came down to visit me. Having lived in Charleston for over ten years back when I was married, I've seen about every phony tourist trap in the lowcountry, so I took him out to Fort Sumter. ​You have to take this ferry boat out into Charleston Harbor just to see the damn thing, which is built on this island made out of roughly 100,000 tons of granite rock. The ferry is full of tourists wearing ridiculous matching hats, but my dad was in heaven taking pictures of the brickwork and cannons. ​As far as history goes, it's where the whole mess started. Back on April 12, 1861, at 4:30 in the morning, the Blues started shelling Major Robert Anderson's Federal garrison inside the fort. Dad would know so much more but unfortunately he's since passed. They pounded the brick walls for 34 straight hours until the Greys guys finally surrendered. The crazy thing is, nobody even died during the actual bombardment, though a couple of guys got blown up later during a 100-gun surrender salute. I think that was the rumor I heard. ​The National Park Service guys running the tour try pretty hard, walking you around the area and telling you all about the 587-day Union siege that practically flattened the whole brick structure. It's actually pretty impressive if you don't mind standing around in the humid heat listening to retired guys talk about artillery calibers. It's worth the boat trip if you're stuck showing a history buff around town, even if the whole war thing isn't your cup of tea.

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