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This was our host for the Gullah shop and museum. He was very knowledgeable but insisted only only one picture.
The Rice Museum in Georgetown is contained in two separate buildings. This one has wrought iron facing on the street level.
This part of the Rice Museum is in the old public market.
This was built about 1890 for the USLife Saving Service to save people from shipwrecks
This 18th century liquor chest was one of the luxury items afforded a ships captain. This one carried 8 bottles, 2 tumblers and 3 stemed wine glasses - all hand blown
One of the cannon recovered from a shipwreck believed to be Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship.
These were recovered from a local shipwreck believed to be Queen Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's flagship.
This sign shows how a cannon was loaded in the early 1700's.
An example of the excellant signage and exhibits on display at this museum in Beaufort, NC
This was just one of a series of Outboard Motors on display to show the evolution of outboards
Part of a life sized diarama of enlisted mens quarters as it may have appeared during the civil war.
The signage in this museum was excellant. This one explains what rifling is.
You can see a slight view of the ocean from the top of the fort.
This is an 1841 6 Pound Cannon, the smallest sized cannon used in the Civil War. A seven man gun crew operated it.
Army regulations allowed hiring up to four laundresses per company. These were often the wives of enlisted men or civilian women who lived near the fort. At Fort Macon, the pay was $1 per month per soldier plus a food ration.
This gives you an idea how the fort was laid out, with both an outter and inner wall.
This is the outside of the Maritime Museum in Beaufort, NC
The museum was closed the day we were there, but we could take the nature walk behind it. This is an example of some of the signage they have.
Built about 1922 for shad fishing, originally sailed but later used with a motor
This is a replica of the second of the three ships that brought the initial 104 settlers to Jamestown.
These are replica's of the three ships that brought settlers to Jamestown in 1607.
This is a replica of the largest of the three ships that brought the settlers to Jamestown.
This is a replica of the smallest of the three ships that brought settlers to Jamestown. It remained with the settlement after the others returned to England.
I tried this straw bed in the cabin of the largest ship, it wasn't that bad
This re-enactor made a turkey stew