PORT ROYAL, S.C. — As a military bastion of the then-powerful British Empire, Fort Frederick on the South Carolina coast was a failure. The fort built of a concrete comprised of oyster shells and sand ...

Tabby is a type of concrete made by burning oyster shells to create lime, then mixing it with water, sand, ash and broken oyster shells. Tabby was used by early Spanish settlers in present-day North ...

Seafood and coastal dining are a given in South Carolina’s Lowcountry. From blue crab, Lowcountry boils and she-crab soup, the options are almost endless. But one item on the menu serves more than ...

PORT ROYAL, S.C. (AP) - As a military bastion of the then-powerful British Empire, Fort Frederick on the South Carolina coast was a failure. The fort built of a concrete comprised of oyster shells and ...