Robert H. "Rabbit" Lockwood, Interview by Kieran Taylor, 12 September, 2013
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- Title:
- Robert H. "Rabbit" Lockwood, Interview by Kieran Taylor, 12 September, 2013
- Date:
- 2013
- Interviewee:
- Lockwood, Robert H.
- Description:
- Robert “Rabbit” Lockwood grew up on the South Battery in Charleston, South Carolina. In his interview, Lockwood describes his long and rich family history, which dates back to the earliest Europeans in South Carolina, including two family members who were blockade runners for the Confederacy during the Civil War. Lockwood’s family tradition of seafarers includes his grandfather and great-uncle who were harbor pilots in Charleston. During his early years, he attended Gaud School for Boys and Charleston High before majoring in Civil Engineering at The Citadel. After graduation, Lockwood became an apprentice harbor pilot, working at the Charleston Harbor until he retired at the age of seventy. In his reflections, Lockwood considers himself lucky to have been able to keep this job and avoid the fate of many of his classmates, who served in Vietnam. He also shares some of his more memorable experiences as a harbor pilot.
- Collection Title:
- The Charleston Oral History Program
- Contributing Institution:
- The Citadel Archives & Museum
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina
- Topical Subject:
- Harbors--United States and Pilots and pilotage--United States
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- A2010.023.18
- Internet Media Type:
- application/pdf;audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © The Citadel Archives
- Access Statement:
- All rights reserved.
- Access Information:
- For more information contact The Citadel Archives
- Admin ID:
- 220802
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