CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston city leaders will cut the ribbon on Fort Pemberton Park on Thursday morning.
The 8.7-acre waterfront park sits along the Stono River and has a history spanning hundreds of years.
“What began as a Civil War-era earthwork fort built to protect Wappoo Creek later became farmland, then private property for decades,” the city said. The park has been transformed into a public waterfront park, preserving its history while opening it to the community for recreation and river access…