Carolina Stories: Mapping of Kosciuszko's Tunnel (Episode 4)
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesIn the summer of 1781, General Natanael Greene had his military engineer, Thaddeus Kosciuszko, devise a plan to build a tunnel underneath the Star Fort. This tunnel was dug in the subsurface soil by Patriot soldiers from the American lines toward the British. The plan was to place explosives in the tunnel. Episode 4 addresses the safety precautions that engineers and other experts are taking as they explore the tunnel. Part of the Carolina Stories: Mapping of Kosciuszko's Tunnel" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 3 minutes 1 seconds
- Topic: Geography, Health and Safety, History, Social Science
- Subtopic: Archaeology, Safety, U.S. Geography, U.S. History - 1775-1783
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
- Release Year: 2021
- Producer/Distributor: SC ETV
- Series: Carolina Stories: Mapping of Kosciuszko's Tunnel
- Voicer: Kelly Brennan
- Writer: Christine Lowe
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