Painted like British soldiers by the school children of First Baptist School to celebrate Charleston, SC's 300th birthday, the local fire hydrants come to life to protect the city. Charleston as a cosmopolitan city has hydrants of different nationalities such as the narrator Maurice who is a French Huguenot. They may argue and boast, but when danger strikes, they are courageous and dependable to protect the historic buildings and work with the Fire Department.

Boasting one of the oldest lighthouses in North America and the most working lighthouses today, South Carolina has a long seafaring history. In 1767, the Morris Island Lighthouse was built at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, and before 1860, there were lighthouses in Georgetown, Cape Romain, Bull's Bay, and Hunting Island. During the Civil War, all lighthouses on the eastern coast were darkened. Many were destroyed. After the war, towers that had been damaged were repaired, and additional lights were erected on Daufuskie and Hilton Head Islands. In 1962, the new Charleston Light on...