Great Guns on the Ashley (Artillery Demonstration)
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site · Charleston ✓ verified
Sat, Dec 5 · all day
Feel the ground shake beneath your feet and smell the brimstone as the Charles Towne Militia fires replica, 17th-century cannons. Charles Towne, established on the edge of England’s North American empire, faced many threats, especially from England’s longstanding rival: Spain. Wary of a Spanish attack, the English colonists came heavily armed and formed a provincial militia for the defense of Carolina. This 20-minute program explores the Spanish threat, Charles Towne’s fortifications, and the citizen-soldiers who protected the early colony, before culminating in the firing of one or more of our reproduction great guns.
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About Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Charles Towne Landing marks the site of the first permanent English settlement in the Carolinas (1670). Families explore the Animal Forest of native wildlife, walk the trails and gardens, board a replica 17th-century sailing ship, and join ranger-led nature and living-history programs.
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