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This event is held in-person and on Facebook Live.April 29 1:00 - 2:00pm
Christina Butler, preservationist, contractor, and professor at the American College of the Building Arts
Charleston Horse Power: Equine Culture in the Palmetto City
Christina Butler will offer an illustrated presentation that provides a glimpse into an equine dominated city of the past. Discussion will include equine breeds and roles (both private and publicly owned functioning in city streets— as fire and police department herds, etc.) Carriage types and animal power used in industry and recreation i.e., the horse- racing culture and Charleston’s equine lifestyles and architecture. Ms. Butler will discuss the animals, as well as the people who made their livings with horses and mules— grooms, drivers, carriage makers, farriers, veterinarians, and trainers.
2:00 - 2:30pm Social / Refreshments
2:30 - 3:30pm
Margaret (Peggy) F. Pickett, Author and living history presenter
Rebecca Motte and the Siege of Fort Motte
Margaret Pickett will tell us about May of 1780 when the British captured Charleston, established outposts in the backcountry, and set-up supply depots along the Congaree River Road to serve them. It was essential for the Americans to capture these supply depots for without them, the British could not maintain their outposts. They would be forced to abandon them and withdraw to the coast. Fort Motte was one of the supply depots—its capture was crucial to the Americans.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Charleston Atlantic Presbtery 4701 Park Place West, North Charleston, SC, United States, South Carolina 29405