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Charleston Time Machine

Charleston Time Machine

De : Nic Butler Ph.D.
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Dr. Nic Butler, historian at the Charleston County Public Library, explores the less familiar corners of local history with stories that invite audiences to reflect on the enduring presence of the past in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.All rights reserved
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  • Episode 322: Sullivan's Island, October 1775: An Emergent Loyalist Sanctuary

    Episode 322: Sullivan's Island, October 1775: An Emergent Loyalist Sanctuary
    Jun 12 2026
    The last vestiges of royal authority in South Carolina, huddled within two small warships anchored in Charleston Harbor, survived the autumn of 1775 by cultivating a largely forgotten terrestrial connection. Surrounded by increasingly hostile rebel forces, British mariners established a foothold on Sullivan’s Island, both to supply their wants and to nurture an improvised sanctuary for political refugees.
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    31 min
  • Episode 321: Posturing in Charleston Harbor, September 1775: Prelude to a Firefight

    Episode 321: Posturing in Charleston Harbor, September 1775: Prelude to a Firefight
    May 29 2026
    Episode 321: Posturing in Charleston Harbor, September 1775: Prelude to a Firefight by Nic Butler, Ph.D.
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    28 min
  • Episode 320: The Collapse of British Rule in South Carolina, September 1775

    Episode 320: The Collapse of British Rule in South Carolina, September 1775
    May 15 2026
    One hundred and five years after the founding of modern South Carolina, the king’s royal governor dissolved the provincial government and fled the capital in mid-September 1775. Lord William Campbell’s famous nocturnal flight to the warship Tamar followed a sustained summer campaign of rebel intimidation, and triggered an autumnal stand-off between hostile American colonists and British officials desperate to preserve control of Charleston Harbor.
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    29 min
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