The 300-year-old building houses a great little museum has a friendly staff that offer a taste of Charleston’s history and always good for site seeing and food recommendations. Full disclosure, we first met staff members Alan and John at the Magazine and became fast friends when my husband joined their Trivia team. Having a couple of history buffs is essential to a good trivia team.
Built when Charleston was still Charles Towne, the Powder Magazine was designed to protect surrounding area from a potential explosion of the loose gun powder that as stored inside. The thick walls were designed to contain an explosive force while the thin roof was design to collapse release loose sand extinguishing a potential fire.
The Powder Museum updated its exhibits this year for the celebration of its 300th birthday. The museum frequently hosts lectures and book signings. Recently Alan Stello released his first book, Arsenal of History: The Powder Magazine of South Carolina (War Era and Military)
. I am pretty tickled that Alan added Clinton and I to the books acknowlegment page. We both enjoyed providing imput on an early draft.I enjoyed meeting “Captain Byrd”, AKA Christopher Byrd Downy, author of Stede Bonnet: Charleston’s Gentleman Pirate, and Charleston and the Golden Age of Piracy (SC). -
After reading these books and taking a few tours with John, I enjoy telling our out of town guests the tale of the Gentleman Pirate and other pirate stories.
You will find The Powder Magazine’s site full of museum, local and regional information. It is very educator friendly, offering lesson plans on a host of historical topics.
The Powder Magazine is located at79 Cumberland Street Charleston, SC 29401
You can order online – or pick up these great reads at the Powder Magazine.
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