This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Gold coin of Hunley officer found amid sediment
The $20 gold piece once owned by Lt George Dixon, saved by a coin in his pocket at Shiloh, was recovered from the Hunley wreck. Tours of the submarine will resume next month with public viewing at the conservation center, tickets $10, center admission $5.
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Hunley
Charleston
George Dixon
Shiloh
H.L. Hunley
South Carolina
Glenn McConnell
Dixon
Queenie Bennett
Maria Obsen
Jacobsen
Bob Neyland
Neyland
Scien
McConnell
Conservation Center