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George Washington, Washington Square, Charleston

George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732. As a boy, he excelled in field sports, and though his formal education was limited, he exhibited skill in mathematics and surveying. In...

George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732. As a boy, he excelled in field sports, and though his formal education was limited, he exhibited skill in mathematics and surveying....

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1732
  • 1781
  • 1787
  • 1789
  • 1791
  • 1792
  • 1799

Memorial Tree George Washington

MEMORIAL TREE GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732-1932 PLANTED BY CITY OF CHARLESTON MARKED BY REBECCA MOTTE, CHAPTER, D.A.R.Submitted by @lampbane

MEMORIAL TREE GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732-1932 PLANTED BY CITY OF CHARLESTON MARKED BY REBECCA MOTTE, CHAPTER, D.A.R.Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1732
  • 1932

George Washington Returns to Charleston

George Washington Returns to Charleston   In 1881, on the 100-year anniversary of General Cornwallis' surrender to General Washington at Yorktown, the city of Charleston renamed its first public...

George Washington Returns to Charleston   In 1881, on the 100-year anniversary of General Cornwallis' surrender to General Washington at Yorktown, the city of Charleston renamed its first public...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1881
  • william westmoreland
  • 1999

CO A 25th Regiment SCV

CO A   25TH REGIMENT SCV   WHERE SOME BENEATH VIRGINIAN WILLS   AND SOME BY GREEN ATLANTIC RILLS   SOME BY THE WATERS OF THE WEST   A MYRIAD UNKNOWN HEROES REST   AND WE CAN ONLY DIMLY CUESS  ...

CO A   25TH REGIMENT SCV   WHERE SOME BENEATH VIRGINIAN WILLS   AND SOME BY GREEN ATLANTIC RILLS   SOME BY THE WATERS OF THE WEST   A MYRIAD UNKNOWN HEROES REST   AND WE CAN ONLY DIMLY CUESS WHAT...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us army
  • ross james

CO A Hampton Legion Infantry

CO A   HAMPTON LEGION INF'TRY   AND SHE POINTS WITH TREMULOUS HAND BELOW   TO THE WASTED AND WORN ARRAY   OF THE HEROES WHO STROVE IN THE MORNING CLOW   OF THE GRANDEUR THAT CROWNED THE GRAY  ...

CO A   HAMPTON LEGION INF'TRY   AND SHE POINTS WITH TREMULOUS HAND BELOW   TO THE WASTED AND WORN ARRAY   OF THE HEROES WHO STROVE IN THE MORNING CLOW   OF THE GRANDEUR THAT CROWNED THE GRAY...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • civil war

CO B 25th Regiment SCV

CO B   25TH REGIMENT SCV   FURL THAT BANNER TRUE 'TIS GORY   BUT 'TIS WREATHED AROUND WITH GLORY   AND TWILL LIVE IN SONG AND STORY   THOUGH ITS FOLDS ARE IN THE DUST   FOR ITS FAME ON BRIGHTEST...

CO B   25TH REGIMENT SCV   FURL THAT BANNER TRUE 'TIS GORY   BUT 'TIS WREATHED AROUND WITH GLORY   AND TWILL LIVE IN SONG AND STORY   THOUGH ITS FOLDS ARE IN THE DUST   FOR ITS FAME ON...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us army
  • civil war

The Rev. Stephen N. Katsouros, S.J.

THE REV. STEPHEN N. KATSOUROS, S.J. "FRONT STEPS"   A GIFT FROM LOYOLA SCHOOL'S FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND THE CLASS OF 2011   IN RECOGNITION OF FR. KATSOUROS'S REMARKABLE YEARS AS LOYOLA...

THE REV. STEPHEN N. KATSOUROS, S.J. "FRONT STEPS" A GIFT FROM LOYOLA SCHOOL'S FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND THE CLASS OF 2011   IN RECOGNITION OF FR. KATSOUROS'S REMARKABLE YEARS AS LOYOLA...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • loyola school
  • stephen katsouros
  • 2011

The Walled City of Charles Town

THE WALLED CITY OF CHARLES TOWN   In 1670 English men and women established the Carolina settlement at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River, the present-day site of Charles Towne Landing State...

THE WALLED CITY OF CHARLES TOWN   In 1670 English men and women established the Carolina settlement at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River, the present-day site of Charles Towne Landing...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • charles town
  • 1670
  • 1711
  • 1784

The Coast Guard in Charleston

The Coast Guard in Charleston   Authorized by Congress on August 4, 1790, US Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton established the United States Revenue Cutter Service as an armed customs...

The Coast Guard in Charleston   Authorized by Congress on August 4, 1790, US Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton established the United States Revenue Cutter Service as an armed...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us coast guard
  • coast guard
  • alexander hamilton
  • hugh campbell
  • abraham lincoln
  • war of 1812
  • civil war
  • world war i
  • world war ii
  • 1790
  • 1812
  • 1813
  • 1832
  • 1853
  • 1861
  • 1915
  • 1942

In Memory of the Garrison Defending Fort Sumter During the Bombardment

ERECTED BY THE UNITED STATES 1932 MEMORY OF THE GARRISON DEFENDING FORT SUMTER DURING THE BOMBARDMENT APRIL 12-14, 1861 MAJOR ROBERT ANDERSON FIRST U. S. ARTILLERY COMMANDINGSubmitted by @lampbane

ERECTED BY THE UNITED STATES 1932 MEMORY OF THE GARRISON DEFENDING FORT SUMTER DURING THE BOMBARDMENT APRIL 12-14, 1861 MAJOR ROBERT ANDERSON FIRST U. S. ARTILLERY COMMANDINGSubmitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • fort sumter
  • civil war
  • 1861
  • robert anderson
  • 1932