Mysterious Atalaya and the Marvelous Huntingtons

This Brookgreen 101 presentation from Robin Salmon, VP of Art and Historical Collections and Curator of Sculpture, shares the history behind Atalaya, "the castle" at Huntington Beach State Park and the Huntingtons in SC.

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Way back in the mid-90s, i was able to attend a day of excavating the remains of an incinerated house that was believed to belong to Theodosia Burr-Alston, digging through dirt for artifacts with Jim Michie. I only found nails and a few old glass and ceramic bottles, but that day was memorable and i will always remember getting to see the old family cemetery, and learning a lot more about the history of the area I grew up in

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Born and raised on the grand strand and have been to Huntington state park more times than I can count. As a child Atalaya castle very much fascinated me and while I knew
the story to an extent, I’m happy to know the full fleshednout history of it. Thank you for this gift and rip the Huntington’s