Learn Some Boundaries
The Walled City Task Force’s map shows where walls once surrounded Charleston. In 2008, remains of the Granville Bastion were accidentally uncovered on East Bay Street during maintenance work. Images (2) courtesy of Historic Charleston Foundation January 4, 2012 Learn Some Boundaries Walk the limits of the old walled city, and you’ll likely gain some insight into Charleston’s past and present Shivering at the mere thought of venturing outdoors today? Wrap your scarf a little tighter and cheer up: by Saturday, we’ll be looking at a balmy high of 70 degrees, and Sunday’s temps top out at 66—perfect weather for downtown strolling. And if you need a destination, what with holiday shopping done and the Farmers Market closed, we have just the thing. For Charleston’s January issue, senior editor Melissa Bigner took a fascinating 1.5-mile walk with her mom, tracing the route where fort-like walls of the original city stood from the 1690s to the 1730s. |
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