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M28 "Davy Crockett" Analog Scope | Curiosity Trek!

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The M28 "Davy Crockett" analag scope. In the age of pre-digital targeting systems, coordinates had to be input manually into this scope before firing an M388 warhead. 

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A Letter from the Swamp Fox | Curiosity Trek!

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A Letter from the Swamp Fox | Curiosity Trek!
In this episode of Curiosity Trek!, The Georgetown County Museum is proud to showcase an impressive piece of Revolutionary War history- A handwritten letter from Francis Marion, also known as “The...
B-25C Bombardier Compartment | Curiosity Trek! Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Case | Curiosity Trek!

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Ancient Egyptian Mummified Cat Case | Curiosity Trek!
Join Andrew as he takes viewers to look at a peculiar item in the Dr. Gabriel Manigault Collection at the Charleston Museum: a bronze cat case from the Ptolemaic period which once contained a...
B-25C Cockpit | Curiosity Trek!

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B-25C Cockpit | Curiosity Trek!
The B-25 GF-2's cockpit- showing the pilot and copilot positions as well as the instruments. Located just aft of the cockpit is the navigator's compartment.
Eremotherium Giant Ground Sloth | Curiosity Trek!

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Eremotherium Giant Ground Sloth | Curiosity Trek!
Millions of years ago, massive prehistoric creatures roamed the earth. Host Andrew travels down to the Charleston Museum to see the remains of one animal which was native to the southeast – the...
Fort Sumter's Flags | Curiosity Trek!

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Fort Sumter's Flags | Curiosity Trek!
Visitors to Fort Sumter National Historical Park have claimed that ghostly faces can be seen in two of Fort Sumter's original battle flags. Nobody knows for sure exactly what these markings are, when...
Jerome Busbee's Haunted Cart | Curiosity Trek!

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Jerome Busbee's Haunted Cart | Curiosity Trek!
Back when Jerome Busbee worked at the Adluh Flour Company in the mid-20th century, he used his favorite work cart every day. According to urban legend, after Busbee died his spirit possessed this cart...
Lt. George Dixon's Coin | Curiosity Trek!

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Lt. George Dixon's Coin | Curiosity Trek!
This is a close up of Lt. George Dixon's $20 gold coin which saved his life at the Battle of Shiloh. The inscription reads: "Shiloh April 6th, 1862 My Life Preserver G.E.D."
Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!

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Major Patrick Ferguson's Cairn | Curiosity Trek!
Visitors to Kings Mountain National Park may have noticed a grave marker with a massive pile of rocks behind it. What is the story of this unusual monument? This is the grave of Major Patrick Ferguson...
The Entelodont "Terminator Pig" | Curiosity Trek!

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The Entelodont "Terminator Pig" | Curiosity Trek!
Trust us, if these prehistoric animals were still alive today? You would want to keep your distance! Entelodonts earned their nicknames "Hell Pig" and "Terminator Pig" for being aggressive hunters and...
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The Faces of Fort Sumter | Curiosity Trek!
Sometime after the conclusion of the Civil War, some people claimed that ghostly faces can be seen imprinted on two of Fort Sumter’s authentic battle flags which flew over the fort during the Civil...
The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!

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The Ninety-Six Star Fort | Curiosity Trek!
The Ninety-Six National Historic Site located in Greenwood, SC was the site of two battles in the American Revolution. This location figured prominently in the Southern Campaign in the American...
Xenorophid Ancient Whales | Curiosity Trek!

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Xenorophid Ancient Whales | Curiosity Trek!
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