Charleston, SC

  • 1670 to 1783: Charles Town

  • Type: City

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Charleston is most infamous for Fort Sumter where the American Civil War exploded (or as Southerners call it, War Between the States). Along with rich history, Charleston offers pleasant weather, charming streets and delicious food. For a taste of the Lowcountry, try She-Crab Soup and a Crab Cakes at the 82 Queen. If it's Thursday, enjoy a Lady Baltimore at the Sugar Bakeshop. - AsNotedIn

Charleston, South Carolina, (population 107,337), one of America's most historic and livable cities, was founded by English colonists in 1670 and served as the capital city of the Carolina Colony. Site of the first major naval battle of the Revolution and the opening shots of the Civil War, Charleston has become a leading tourist destination and has used its historic assets to reinvigorate the local economy. The city is recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership in historic preservation and cultural heritage tourism. Revitalized historic structures contribute to the housing market and retail scene, enhancing the quality of life for Charleston residents. - Preserve America


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Name Genus AsNotedIn Address Proximity Area
128 Wentworth Street
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128 Wentworth St Kirkland Ln
21 East Battery Bed and Breakfast
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21 E Battery S of Atlantic St
82 Queen
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82 Queen St King St
Ashley Hall Plantation
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Address Restricted
Ashley River Historic District
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Roughly, along the Ashley River, from just E of SC 165 to the Seaboard Coast Line RR bridge
Barnwell House
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Parkers Ferry Rd S of Charleston
Battery LeRoy
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Riverland Dr
Battery No 1
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Riverland Dr
Battery No 5
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Stonefield Subdivision
Battery Tynes
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Stono River
Bethel Methodist Church
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57 Pitt St S of Calhoun St
Blake Tenements
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2 - 4 Courthouse Sq Meeting St
Bowens Island Restaurant
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  • Best Eats
1870 Bowens Island Rd
Branford-Horry House
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59 Meeting St
Cabbage Row
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89 - 91 Church St N of Tradd St
Cainhoy Historic District
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Fogarty Ln SE of Clements Ferry Rd, near Wando River
Calhoun Mansion
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  • Visit
16 Meeting St
Callie's Hot Little Biscuit
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  • Deli
476 half King St S of Mary St
Capers Motte House
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69 Church St
Castle Pinckney
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Shute's Folly Island
Cathedral of St Luke and St Paul
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126 Coming St Warren St
Central Baptist Church
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26 Radcliffe St E of St Philip St
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
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1500 Old Towne Rd
Charleston County Courthouse
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84 Broad St Meeting St
Charleston Historic District
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Incorporates most of area S of Bee St, Morris St and Mary St to Waterfront
Charleston Old and Historic District - Bainbridge
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280 E Bay St Hasell St
Charleston Old and Historic District - Warren St
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25 and 25 half Warren St and 114 St Phillip St
Charleston's City Hall
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80 Broad St Meeting St
Charleston's French Quarter District
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Bounded by Lodge Alley and Cumberland, E. Bay, and State Sts
Charlotte St District
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Charlotte St Meeting St to Cooper River
Cigar Factory
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701 E Bay St Block bounded by E Bay, Columbus, Blake and Drake Sts
Circular Congregational Church and Parish House
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150 Meeting St
Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina
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50 Broad St
Clark Mills Studio
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51 Broad St
Col John Stuart House
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104- 106 Tradd St
Col William Rhett House
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54 Hasell St Maiden Ln
College of Charleston
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Glebe, George, St Philip, and Green Sts
Coming Street Cemetery
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189 Coming St
Daniel Elliott Huger House
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34 Meeting St Ladson St
Denmark Vesey House
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56 Bull St Smith St
Dock Street Theatre
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135 Church St Queen St
Dr Joseph Johnson House
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56 Society St W of Anson St
Drayton Hall
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  • NRHP
  • WPHB
  • US NHL
  • US NTHS
  • 1001 Bld
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3380 Ashley River Rd 9 mi NW of Charleston on SC 61
Drayton Town Home
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2 Ladson St Btn Meeting St and King St
Dubose Heyward House
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76 Church St S of Tradd St
East Bay Street South of Broad
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E Bay St South of Broad St
Edmondston-Alston House
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21 E Battery S of Atlantic St
Edward Rutledge House
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117 Broad St Orange St
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
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110 Calhoun St Meeting St
Farmers' and Exchange Bank, Charleston
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141 E Bay St
Farmfield Plantation House
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1 Farmfield Rd S of Savannah Hwy (US 17)
Fireproof Building
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100 Meeting St
Florence Crittenton Home
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19 St Margaret St W of Rutledge Ave
Fort Johnson, Powder Magazine
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217 Fort Johnson Rd South Carolina Department of Natural Resources compound, 3 mi SE of Historic Charleston
Fort Pemberton Site
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Pemberton View Dr Address Restricted
Fort Pringle
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Riverland Dr
Fort Sumter National Monument
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  • US NM
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Francis Marion Hotel
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387 King St Calhoun St
Fuel Cantina
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211 Rutledge Ave Cannon St
Gaillard-Bennett House
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60 Montagu St Gadsden St
George Eveleigh House
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39 Meeting St Ladson St
George Robertson House
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1 Meeting St N of I-26
Gov Thomas Bennett House
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69 Barre St Calhoun St
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity
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30 Race St
Hampton Park Terrace Historic District
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Roughly bounded by Hagood, and Rutledge Aves, and Moltrie, and Congress Sts
Hank's Seafood Restaurant
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10 Hayne St Church St
Hannah Heyward House, Charleston
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31 Legare St S of Tradd St
Heyward-Washington House
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  • WPHB
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87 Church St N of Tradd St
Hibernian Hall
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105 Meeting St
High Cotton
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199 E Bay St Cumberland St
Huguenot Church
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136 Church St Queen St
Jacob Motte House
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61 Tradd St Meeting St
James Nicholson House, Charleston
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172 Rutledge Ave
James Sparrow House
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65 Cannon St W of Felix St
John Rutledge House Inn
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116 Broad St Orange St
Jonathan Lucas House
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286 Calhoun St Halsey Blvd
Joseph Manigault House
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350 Meeting St John St
Josiah Smith Tennent House
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729 E Bay St Blake St
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
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90 Hasell St King St
Lighthouse Point Shell Ring (38CH12)
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Address Restricted
Line Street Car and Carpenter Shops
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44 Line St Btw King St and Meeting St
Lowndes Grove
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260 St Margaret St 6th Ave and the Ashley River
Magnolia Cemetery
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Huguenin Ave Cunnington Ave
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
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3550 Ashley River Rd 10 mi NW of Charleston on SC 61
Market Hall and Sheds
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188 Meeting St
Marshlands Plantation House
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N side Fort Sumter Dr
McCrady's Long Room, Charleston
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2 Unity Alley 153 E Bay St
McLeod Plantation
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325 Country Club Dr
Middleton-Pinckey House
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14 George St Meeting St
Miles Brewton House
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27 King St Ladson St
Murray, Andrew B, Vocational School
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3 Chisolm St
Nathaniel Russell House
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51 Meeting St Price's Alley
Old Bethel United Methodist Church
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222 Calhoun St E of Smith St
Old Charleston Jail
21 Magazine St Franklin St
Old Marine Hospital
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20 Franklin St
Old Slave Mart, Charleston
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6 Chalmers St
Porter Military Academy
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175- 181 Ashley Ave
Powder Magazine
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79 Cumberland St
Presqui'ile
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2 Amherst St E Bay St
Recovery Room Tavern
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685 King St I-26
Robert Barnwell Rhett House
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6 Thomas St
Robert Brewton House
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71 Church St S of Tradd St
Robert William Roper House
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9 E Battery St S of Atlantic
Seashore Farmers' Lodge No 767
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Old Sol Legare Rd NE corner Jct of Sol Legare and Old Sol Legare Rds
Secessionville Historic District
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Fort Lamar Rd E portion of Rort Lamar Rd, begining at Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve
Shaw Community Center
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22 Mary St
Simmons-Edwards House
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  • US NHL
12 - 14 Legare St N of Gibbes St
Slightly North of Broad Restaurant
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192 E Bay St Faber St, S of Cumberland
Society Street Charleston
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Society Street
South Carolina National Bank of Charleston
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16 Broad St
South Carolina State Arsenal
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377 Meeting St N side of Marion Square
St Andrews Episcopal Church
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2604 Ashley River Rd 5 mi NW of Charleston on SC 61
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church
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93 Hasell St King St
St Michael's Episcopal Church
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80 Meeting St
St Philip's Episcopal Church
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146 Church St
Stiles-Hinson House
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940 Paul Revere Dr
Sugar Bakeshop
59 half Cannon St W of Felix St
Sword Gate Houses
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32 Legare St and 111 Tradd St
Tattooed Moose
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  • DDD
  • Deli
1137 Morrison Dr N of Brigade St
Ted's Butcherblock
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  • Deli
334 E Bay St Inspection St, S of Calhoun St
The Aiken-Rhett House
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  • NRHP
  • Dst Dst
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  • Milieu
48 Elizabeth St Judith St
The Cocktail Club, Charleston
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  • WBB
479 King St Ann St
The Early Bird Diner
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1644 Savannah Hwy Evergreen St
The Glass Onion
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1219 Savannah Hwy W of W Oak Forest Dr
The Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon
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122 E Bay St Broad St
The Vendue Hotel
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19 Vendue Range E Bay St
Thomas Elfe House, Charleston
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54 Queen St Btw Meeting St and Church St
Thomas Heyward House
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18 Meeting St Lamboll St
Thomas Rose House
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57 - 59 Church St S of Water St
Twenty Seven State Street Bed and Breakfast
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27 State St Queen St
Unitarian Church
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6 Archdale St S of Clifford St
Unnamed Battery
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Brighton Circle N of Savannah Hwy, Shaftsbury Townhouses
Unnamed Battery No 1
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Clark's Point
US Customhouse
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200 E Bay St S Market St
US Post Office and Courthouse
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83 Broad St
Vander Horst Row
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76, 78 and 80 E Bay St S of Tradd
West Point Rice Mill
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17 Lockwood Dr S of Calhoun St, on the Ashley River
White Church
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2 mi N of Cainhoy on CR 98
White-Sickles House
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33 Charlotte St Elizabeth St
William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures
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456 King St Railroad Right-of-Way runs from Linen Street Shops to Hutson St and between King St and Meeting St
William Blacklock House
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18 Bull St E of Pitt St
William Enston Home
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900 King St Moultrie St
William Gibbes House
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64 S Battery W of Legare St
William Mason Smith House
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26 Meeting St Atlantic St
William Robb House
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12 Bee St

Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1670/00/00 As early as 1670, Governor William Sayle has set aside land for a new town on Oyster Point, between the Ashley and Wandoo (Cooper) River.
1679/00/00 The Charles Town settlement moves from Albemarle Point to Oyster Point on the eastside of the Ashley River.
1756/00/00 The Province of South Carolina exports more than 20 million pounds of rice annually. Rice
1844/11/00 Hon Samuel Hoar Jr Massachusetts Commissioner to South Carolina Sent to legally defend free African Americans from MA, Mr Hoar and his daughter Elizabeth arrive in Charleston. Local citizens warn them to leave and secretly escort them out of their hotel to a ship, in fear of mob violence.
1886/08/31 Charleston, South Carolina is hit with an estimated 7.3 magnitude earthquake, causing widespread destruction and killing about 60 people. 1886 Charleston Earthquake

Eat and Drink »

FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
She-Crab Soup Soup
Shrimp and Grits



Data »

Particulars for Charleston, SC:
Locale Type City
Narrative Arts Collegiate Life
Destination Historic City



Vicinage »

VicinageTypeAsNotedIn
Ansonborough Neighborhood
Cannonborough Elliotborough Neighborhood
Charleston Harbor Harbor
East Central Neighborhood
East Side Neighborhood
French Quarter, Charleston Neighborhood
Hampton Park Terrace Neighborhood
Harleston Village Neighborhood
James Island Island
Mazyck Wraggborough Neighborhood
North Central Neighborhood
Parkers Ferry Place
Radcliffe Borough Neighborhood
South of Broad Neighborhood
Wagener Terrace Neighborhood
Wando Village
West Ashley Neighborhood
West Side Neighborhood

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
Mary Chesnut's Civil War (book) Diary Mary Boykin Chesnut From my window I can hear a grand and mighty flow of eloquence. Bartow and a delegation from Savannah are having a supper given to them in the dining-room below.
Porgy Book
DuBose Heyward Set on Cabbage Row, the fictional Catfish Row
Porgy and Bess Film Setting - Catfish Row
The Patriot Film
Roland Emmerich Mel Gibson Set in Charleston

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