Read the original Post and Courier article here. Firefighter Derek Norton (from left), volunteer Jacob Lutz, firefighter Nick Boyer and firefighter Rob Tackett helped with some excavation work at the Heriot Street Black cemetery last month. The firemen are based across the street at Engine Company 9. Grant Mishoe/Provided The lot between the Charleston Squash […]
Read the original ABC4 news article here. St. Mary’s Catholic Church to receive historical marker. (Google Maps) The White House Historical Association is expected to sponsor a historical marker from the Preservation Society of Charleston to be place at the Saint Mary of the Annunciation Catholic Church. The marker will tell the Charleston legacy of White […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. The 102-year-old Preservation Society of Charleston, an early and potent voice in the development and redevelopment of the peninsula, has chosen its next leader from within. Brian Turner, the group’s director of advocacy, has been named president and CEO of the King Street organization. Turner moved to […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. Contractor Beekman Webb checks his phone for an earlier image of the Jehossee Island Overseer’s House (in background), which he helped fix up. Robert Behre/Staff The role of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is to conserve, protect and enhance our nation’s fish, wildlife and plants, so […]
Read the original Post and Courier article here. Rick Kanaski, regional archaeologist and historic preservation officer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, walks toward the former overseer’s house on Jehossee Island on Feb. 28, 2022. Gavin McIntyre/Staff JEHOSSEE ISLAND — This uninhabited island in the Lowcountry’s ACE Basin was the site of one of […]
Read the original Charleston Regional Business Journal article here. Drayton Hall, located on the Ashley River, was built in the 18th century and has been owned by seven generations of the Drayton family before becoming a historic site. (Photo/Meet Charleston) Creating and preserving historic districts hits more metrics of economic growth than widespread new construction, […]