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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

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...

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  ...

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...

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. Ramsay...

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....

  • south carolina
  • 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 year...

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...

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

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

  • south carolina
  • 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...

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...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • st. peter's
  • church
  • 1835
  • 1861
  • 1931
  • 1973