During my visit to the CVS in Hampton SC I was unable to stop by the CS Hunley museum however I was able to drive along Charleston Harbor and see this sign marking the spot where the Hunley embarked that eveing in 1864. I hope to visit the museum next week.
On the night of Febuary 17, 1864 history was made. At the same moment, a mystery was born. The Hunley became the first submarine ever to sink an enemy ship, but why had she suddenly disappeared? What caused her to sink? And would she ever be found?
Since the end of the War Between the States, explorers and treasure seekers have scoured the sea around the site of the fallen Housatonic, hoping to discover the Hunley and her crew. Early in the Twentieth Century, a reward of $100,000 was even offered by the great showman, P.T. Barnum to encourage mercenaries to find the lost vessel. But as the years passed by, the story of the Hunley remained shrouded in mystery with her secrets hidden and her resting place unknown for well over a century.
The world would have to wait until the tools of modern technology would begin to unlock the secrets of the Hunley.
For more visit: http://www.hunley.org
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