ATOMIC BOMB WITHOUT WARHEAD DROPS IN MARS BLUFF, SOUTH CAROLINA – 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY On March 11th, 1958 an atomic bomb was accidentally dropped on the small community of Mars Bluff located in Florence, South Carolina. Luckily nobody was killed in the blast; however, a few people were injured. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary, we…
Founded in 1968, Sloan School of Columbia, SC was the home to students K3-12 until the spring of 2010 when the owners closed the doors. Now the halls that were once full of children’s laughter sit desolate. We explored this location in 2013, at the time the school had been shut down for three years.…
In the 90s, Chapin was home to a local run video store called, The Video Rack. However in the early 2000s the store closed its doors and was physically moved onto the owners property. The owner also happens to be a relative of mine so we decided to go drop by the store and see…
Read more Vlog 003: Exploring an Abandoned Video Store in the Woods
There are 47 State Parks located in South Carolina, all of which are hidden gems in themselves. Divided up there are four regions in the park system, those being, the Coastal Region, Sandhills Region, Lake Region, and Mountain Region. Today we explore the Mountain Region in the SC State Park System. In total there are…
Read more Vlog 004: Exploring the SC State Park Mountain Region
On this week’s episode of Operation Adventure, Faith and Michael explore the South Carolina Lowcountry. First visiting Old Sheldon Church and then Beaufort, SC. Old Sheldon Church formerly known as Prince William’s Parish Church was built between the years of 1745 and 1753. According to the historical marker the church was first burned by the…
Read more Vlog 005: Exploring the Ruins of Old Sheldon Church
Located on Saint Helena Island sits Fort Fremont, an abandoned Naval Installation built in 1898 by the Army Corps of Engineers during the Spanish American War. Consisting of 170 acres, Fort Fremont was strategically designed to protect the Naval Station’s dry dock and coaling station, which sat across from the Beaufort River. The fort was…
Read more Vlog 006: Fort Fremont Exploring an Abandoned Naval Installation
Established in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, Hunting Island is a 5,000-acre park with 5 miles of undeveloped beach. This secluded tropical paradise, which is located in the heart of South Carolina’s Sea Islands, is home to an array of wildlife such as deer, alligators, snakes, and even a popular nesting ground for the endangered…
Read more Vlog 007: Top Five Things to do at Hunting Island State Park
Alongside the Catawba River sits 448 acres known as Landsford Canal State Park. Designed by Robert Mills, who also designed the Washington Monument, the canal was built to allow freight transport to bypass the rapids found in the Catawba River between the years of 1820 to 1835. Landsford Canal State Park consists of three sets…
Located in Peak, South Carolina sits an old railroad bed, which has been converted to a section of the Palmetto Trail. Much more to come, however, here’s a teaser showcasing a section of the trial used for independent science fiction film, Alienography.
Read more Vlog 009: Visiting an Old Train Trestle: Peak to Prosperity Passage of the Palmetto Trail
In October of 1973 the world was introduced to a group of teenage friends who after partying in the New Mexico Mountains accidentally ran over a child returning home from a friend’s house. With panic and a fear of being arrested the friends never stop; however, do decide to call the cops in hopes of…
Read more Vlog 010: Book to Movie – I Know What You Did Last Summer – On Location Spotlight
Last week the Operation Adventure team traveled to Southport, NC visiting the filming locations for the 90s horror classic, I Know What You Did Last Summer. The film, which was based in Southport, filmed throughout the small fishing village; however, it also filmed an hour north in the small historic town of Burgaw, North Carolina.…
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