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Charleston Time Machine

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.All rights reserved World
Episodes
  • Episode 326: The Flight of Sarah Izard Campbell, December 1775

    Episode 326: The Flight of Sarah Izard Campbell, December 1775
    Aug 14 2026
    Lady William Campbell, formerly Miss Sarah Izard, endured three months’ separation from her husband during the autumn of 1775, thanks to the collapse of British authority in the capital of South Carolina. When allies warned that she might become a rebel hostage, Sarah entrusted her life and that of her children to loyal confederates who helped spirit them out of Charleston under a moonless sky.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 325: Raids, Reprisals, and Rebellion in December 1775

    Episode 325: Raids, Reprisals, and Rebellion in December 1775
    Jul 31 2026
    In early December 1775, anxiety about food security drove the king’s mariners in Rebellion Road to commit spiteful acts of plunder. Illegal seizures made on both land and sea fueled contempt for royal authority across South Carolina and inspired rebel leaders in Charleston to pursue an increasingly aggressive course, tightening a metaphorical noose around the loyalist sanctuary on Sullivan’s Island.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 324: The Return of the Scorpion in late 1775

    Episode 324: The Return of the Scorpion in late 1775
    Jul 17 2026
    The return of the sloop-of-war Scorpion to South Carolina in late November 1775 heightened rebel fears of an attack on Charleston, but the warship’s real mission was far less threatening. Rather than heralding the imminent arrival of reinforcements from England, the Scorpion delivered news that enraged the colony’s royal governor, while simultaneously accelerating rebel momentum to drive the king’s ships from Rebellion Road.
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    27 mins
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