Charleston Time Machine

By: 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.
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  • Episode 296: Charleston Common: A Brief History of A Fractured Landscape

    Episode 296: Charleston Common: A Brief History of A Fractured Landscape
    Nov 8 2024
    The place-name “Charleston Common” applies to a large swath of land reserved for public use since 1735. Conscious that the provincial capital lacked a traditional English common, South Carolina’s colonial government designated approximately eighty-five acres abutting the Ashley River for the perpetual use of all inhabitants. Municipal leaders violated that trust through a series of questionable sales, however, leaving just fifteen acres of the forgotten common at three sites now identified as Colonial Lake, Moultrie Playground, and Horse Lot Park.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 295: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 4

    Episode 295: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 4
    Oct 25 2024
    The trial of Hispanic carpenter Joseph Lortia, accused of confederating with pirates aboard the Cuban schooner Nuestra Señora, unfolded through a series of episodes within South Carolina’s executive Council Chamber in July 1734. Conflicting testimony from the survivors recounted Lortia’s odd behavior at sea and challenged Anglo-American judges to determine the measure of his guilt. After settling the carpenter’s fate in court, Governor Robert Johnson restored the vessel’s remaining treasure to the widowed Doña Petrona de Castro, who sailed from Charleston with her newborn child.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 294: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 3

    Episode 294: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 3
    Oct 18 2024
    The young Cuban widow, Doña Petrona de Castro, suffered in the shadows during the first half of this story, but moved to center stage after the bloodied vessel Nuestra Señora docked in Charleston. When her disheveled treasure came ashore in late June 1734, the pregnant lady’s plight attracted the personal attention of South Carolina’s respected royal governor. Under his personal supervision, members of the provincial government secured the señora’s private property and initiated steps designed to render solace to their distressed Hispanic guest.
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    26 mins

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