Find out about the earthquake of 1886 that shook Charleston.

  1. When did the earthquake happen?
  2. How many aftershocks were there? Which ones were the worse?
  1. Read one of the stories/accounts about the earthquake and give a brief summary.
  1. The roman numerals on this map indicates the Mercalli Scale
  2. What was it for the area surrounding Charleston?
  3. What about here in Greene County, Tennessee?
  1. What description does the Mercalli Scale give for the Roman numeral in Charleston?
  1. Does the damage it says should occur, coincide with these pictures? Explain.
  1. Would the earthquake have been able to be felt here in Greene County? Explain.

Find out about when devastating Hurricane Hugo hit Charleston and the surrounding region.

  1. When did Hurricane Hugo occur?
  2. What was Hugo’s maximum wind?
  3. What category was Hugo?
  4. How many people died?

Cooper River Bridge: What a phenomenal civil engineering task!

  1. The diamond tower design spans this bridge which is how many feet long?
  1. Cables are used to support the bridge.
  2. How many are there?
  3. How much weight can each hold?
  4. A single cable is composed of what?
  1. Rock islands have been designed to prevent out of control shipping vessels from running into one of the main span tower piers.
  2. How are these islands made?
  3. Where do they get the rock from?

Find out about the H.L. Hunley, a submarine used during the Civil War.

  1. Who were the three Confederate engineers behind making the Hunley?
  1. What did the group of Confederate engineers come to be known as?
  2. Where was the Hunley built?
  1. How did the Hunley arrive in Charleston? When?
  2. Why was Charleston a focal point of the North’s naval blockade?
  1. What happened to the sub with the 1st crew aboard?
  1. What happened to the sub with the 2nd crew? What was the cause?
  1. The third and historic mission took place when?
  1. What did the northern Navy ship think they saw in the water?
  2. What was the name of the Navy ship they came into contact with?
  3. What did they ram it with?
  4. How did Hunley’s crew signal that they succeeded?
  5. What 1st did the Hunley go down in history as?
  1. When was the Hunley finally found?
  1. When and where was the crew buried?
  1. What saved Lt. George Dixon’s life during the Battle of Shiloh?
  2. What was inscribed on it?

On our way home -- a visit to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina

There are nine (9) primary habitats at the zoo (as you see listed on this webpage).

  1. Write these nine (9) primary habitats down.
  2. Now, click on each habitat and choose an animal you want to find out more about. Write it next to the habitat.
  3. Click on the Data Fact Sheet to find out more about the animal you choose and write the following:
  4. Scientific name (Don’t forget how to write this!)
  5. Two (2) facts -- read the Description to find these,
  6. Range (in the wild),
  7. Status ( in the wild)
  1. The zoo is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Please read about the following two and answer the questions below.
  2. The covered bridge
  3. Why did the Confederates burn down the old State Road Bridge?
  4. What was Camp Sorghum?
  5. How did this camp get its name?
  6. What remains are left of the covered bridge?
  7. Saluda River Factory Ruins
  8. When was the factory built?
  9. What kind of mill was it originally?
  10. Where slaves used at one point?
  11. What happened to the mill during Sherman’s occupation of Columbia?
  12. What material was the mill made from first? When rebuilt?