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SC observances mark Revolutionary War victory
Posted: 06.27.2009 at 4:08 PM
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CHARLESTON, SC (AP) -- This weekend marks Carolina Day.
That's the 233rd anniversary of the battle in which a small group of patriots on Sullivans Island turned back a British fleet intent on capturing Charleston in June, 1776.
The anniversary is Sunday, but there are events through the weekend.
The South Carolina Historical Society and other groups are gathering Saturday morning at Charleston's White Point Garden. There are artillery and musket firing demonstrations at Fort Moultrie both Saturday and Sunday. Admission to the fort is free this weekend.
The battle is also remembered on the South Carolina flag. The palmetto tree on the blue flag recalls the fort's palmetto logs, which absorbed the shock of British cannon balls.
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