"We beat the pants off them" at Fort Moultrie

A short drive from Charleston, Fort Moultrie is most famous for its ingenous palmetto tree wall defense against the British cannon balls, during the June 28, 1776 Revolutionary War battle.

Besides birthing the state flag symbol, another history nugget is that at Fort Moultrie the “We beat the pants off them” aphorism was also coined. Legend has it that Admiral Sir Peter Parker, was hit by a careful placed gun shot by the Patriots that had “hind parts of his breeches shot away, which laid his posterior bare” .

Check out the underground museum featuring the fort's sonar monitoring and communication center during Word War II. Gotta chuckle at the wall posters propaganda calling for citizens money...yep back then "we, the people" had a voice on that kind of funding. From the fort outside grounds you'll get the best view of the Ravenel bridge, now Charleston's most famous landmark. Not far from the fort is the entrance to the pedestrian friendly bridge over-pass, a must do outdoor activity while in town.

Kids will have a blast checking the cannons or just running through the fort's tunnels maze. If that doesn't tire them down there is great playground and picnic park nearby on Isle of Palms.

Where
1214 Middle Street on Sullivan's Island
For directions and more info: www.nps.gov/fomo/