The Cockade Column - Palmetto Cockades
Ahhh... the sand and the surf and the ocean breeze! Are you heading for the beach this summer? That's where today's cockade story is from!
The story starts back in June of 1776 during the American Revolution. On Sullivan's Island in Charleston, South Carolina, an incomplete and unnamed fort was bombarded by the British navy. But instead of disintegrating, the soft palmetto logs absorbed the cannonballs, making the walls stronger! Some reports say that cannonballs even bounced off the walls!
The Americans won the battle and thus was born the nickname of South Carolina: "The Palmetto State."