A number of explanations have been given, most famously that an active volcano stood out in the swamplands, but no one was able to locate the smoke's source before it disappeared forever on August 31,1886, the day of the Charleston earthquake.
A number of explanations have been given, most famously that an active volcano stood out in the swamplands. Another plausible explanation is a deep burning peat fire, but no one was able to locate the smoke's source before it disappeared forever on August 31,1886, the day of the Charleston earthquake.