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...
- 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 WHAT...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
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- 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
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- charleston
- fort sumter
- civil war
- 1861
- robert anderson
- 1932
Daniel Ravenel / Isaac Mazyck
Built in 1796 by DANIEL RAVENEL, THE SECOND OF WANTOOT PLANTATION, as a summer home replacing an earlier building destroyed in the great fire of that year. The property came to his wife in...
- south carolina
- charleston
- daniel ravenel
- isaac mazyck
- 1796
- 1749
- 1710
- 1969
County of Charleston Historic Courthouse
COUNTY OF CHARLESTON HISTORIC COURTHOUSE ORIGINALLY BUILT IN 1753 AS STATEHOUSE OF BRITISH ROYAL GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE IN 1788 REBUILT IN 1792 WITH THIRD FLOOR ADDITION...
- south carolina
- charleston
- courthouse
- 1753
- 1788
- 1792
- 2001
This Building
THIS BUILDING, ERECTED IN THE POST-REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD ON A PART OF THE LAND ONCE KNOWN AS ARCHDALE'S SQUARE, WAS OCCUPIED BY THE CHARLESTON BRANCH OF THE FIRST BANK OF THE UNITED STATES PRIOR...
- south carolina
- charleston
- jewish
- hebrew
- orphanage
- 1800
- 1833
- 1949
The David Ramsay House
THE DAVID RAMSAY HOUSE C.1740 Notable for its fine Georgian paneling, this was home and office to Dr. David Ramsay, the distinguished patriot, Revolutionary Historian and physician. Dr....
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- charleston
- david ramsay
- 1740
- 1773
- 1815
Doctor John Lining
Home of Doctor John Lining Who made the first systematic weather observations with instruments in America January 1738~February 1753 In this building which probably ante-dates the...
- south carolina
- charleston
- john lining
- 1738
- 1753
- 1715
- 1780
- 1938
William Harvey House
WILLIAM HARVEY HOUSE Private residence, built about 1728 by William Harvey. This house was leased in 1750 by his Excellency James Glenn, Governor of the Province untill purchased in 1756 by...
- south carolina
- charleston
- william harvey
- 1728
- 1750
- james glenn
- 1756
- ralph izard
- 1858
- mitchell king
- 1977
Sarah M. Barnwell
IN MEMORY OF SARAH M. BARNWELL WIFE OF BENJAMIN S.BURNWELL, AND DAUGHTER OF WILMOT & SARAH CIBBES, OF MISSISSIPPI BORN DECR. 11TH 1839, DIED OCTR. 6TH 1858.Submitted by @lampbane
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- charleston
- sarah barnwell
- 1839
- 1858
St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery
ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY CHURCH BUILT 1835 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1861 MERGED WITH CHRIST CHURCH RUTLEDGE AVE. AND SUMTER ST. WHICH WAS TORN DOWN AND NEW ST. PETER'S BUILT 1931 MOVED...
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- charleston
- st. peter's
- church
- 1835
- 1861
- 1931
- 1973
95 Lenwood Boulevard
95 LENWOOD BOULEVARD Circa 1867 This simply detailed two story wooden dwelling, and the neighboring dwelling at 93 Lenwood Boulevard, were originally one building. This building was located at...
- south carolina
- charleston
- hospital
- 1867
- 1874
- 1996
U.S.S. Amberjack (SS 219) Memorial
STILL ON PATROLU.S. NAVY SUBMARINESPAID HEAVILY FORTHEIR SUCCESS INWORLD WAR IIA TOTAL OF374 OFFICERS AND3131 MEN ARE ON BOARD THESE 52U.S. SUBMARINESSTILL ON "PATROL."Submitted by @lampbane
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- charleston
- uss amberback
- us navy
- world war ii
Thirteen-Inch Mortar
THIRTEEN INCH MORTAR THIS MORTAR AND ITS THREE MATES WERE FIRST USED BY FEDERAL TROOPS FOR THE BOMBARDMENT OF FORT SUMTER IN OCTOBER 1863. THEY MAY WELL FORM THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION...
- south carolina
- charleston
- cannon
- gun
- fort sumter
- 1863
Seven-Inch Banded Brooks Rifle
SEVEN-INCH BANDED BROOKS RIFLE THIS GUN WAS EMPLOYED IN THE BOMBARDMENT OF FEDERAL TROOPS AT FORT SUMTER FROM FORT JOHNSON ON APRIL 12 AND 13, 1861.Submitted by @lampbane
- south carolina
- charleston
- cannon
- gun
- fort sumter
- 1861