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Roper Hospital

ON THIS SITE 1852-1905 ROPER HOSPITAL FOUNDED BY THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAROLINA FROM FUNDS BEQUEATHED BY THOMAS ROPERSubmitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • roper hospital
  • thomas roper
  • 1852
  • 1905

167 East Bay

167 EAST BAY C. 1834 IS PROTECTED BY A CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATED TO HISTORIC CHARLESTON FOUNDATION 1984Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • 1834
  • 1984

8 Queen Street

8 QUEEN STREET   PROPERTY WAS SOLD BY THOMAS POCKNEY IN 1795 STRUCTURE BUILT IN 1796 BY JOSEPH OLMAN PURCHASED BY JOHN H. DOSHER 1800S   SOLD TO FAMOUS CABINET MAKER EDWIN S. SMITH IN THE...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • thomas pockney
  • 1795
  • joseph olman
  • 1796
  • john dosher
  • edwin smith
  • 1982
  • andre bauer
  • 2015

Frederick Wolfe House

19 STATE STREET FREDERICK WOLFE HOUSE   circa 1796   This two-and-a-half story Charleston Single House is thought to have been built by Frederick Wolfe after the fire of 1796, which destroyed...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • frederick wolfe
  • 1796
  • 1813
  • 1973
  • 1974
  • 1999

Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson

IN MEMORY OF   ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON JACKSON MOTHER OF ANDREW JACKSON   PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.1829-1837 WHO GAVE HER LIFE IN THE CAUSE OF INDEPENDENCE WHILE NURSING REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS IN...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • elizabeth hu...
  • andrew jackson
  • 1829
  • 1837

Robert Gibbes

DEDICATED TO   ROBERT GIBBES 1644-1715   EARLY BARBADIAN SUPPORTER OF THE SETTLEMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA COLONIAL GOVERNOR 1710-1712   PROPRIETOR'S DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE OF SOUTH CAROLINA MEMBER OF...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • robert gibbes
  • 1644
  • 1715

County of Charleston Historic Courthouse

County of Charleston Historic Courthouse   Originally built in 1753, the building was constructed as South Carolina's first and only colonial Statehouse. From 1756 to 1788, the Statehouse was the...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • courthouse
  • 1753
  • 1756
  • 1788
  • 1790
  • 1791
  • 1792
  • 1886
  • 1989
  • 2001

Prayer Composed by Ellison Capers

PRAYER COMPOSED BY ELLISON CAPERS EPISCOPAL BISHOP CONFEDERATE SOLDIER   "ALMIGHTY GOD, OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ADORE THY LOVE AND PROVIDENCE IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, AND ESPECIALLY WOULD...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • ellison capers
  • confederacy
  • prayer

Captain John Christie

ERECTED BY   THE GRAND LODGE FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS   OF MICHIGAN   TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN JOHN CHRISTIE   OF THE 60TH OR ROYAL AMERICAN REGIMENT FOUNDER AND FIRST WORSHIPFUL MASTER OF LODGE...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • john christie
  • washington square
  • 1764
  • 1782

Fort Sumter Centennial

FORT SUMTER CENTENNIAL APRIL 12, 1961TIME CAPSULE TO BE OPENED APRIL 12, 2061Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • fort sumter
  • time capsule
  • 1961
  • 2061

Quaker Burial Ground

QUAKER BURIAL GROUND   THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE ORIGINALLY WERE BURIED AT THE QUAKER MEETING HOUSE GRAVEYARD ON KING STREET AND WERE REINTERRED AT THIS SITE IN 1974.   JOHN ALLEN-1720  ...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • quaker meeting house
  • quakers
  • 1974

Marion Square

MARION SQUARE   NAMED IN HONOR OF   GENERAL FRANCIS MARION   AT THE TIME OF THE REVOLUTION THE TOWN GATES STOOD NEAR THIS SPOT ACROSS WHAT IS NOW KING STREET, ORIGINALLY THE HIGH WAY INTO...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • francis marion
  • 1780
  • 1842
  • 1941

Mary Elliott Guerard

THIS HOUSE   GIVEN IN MEMORY OF MARY ELLIOTT GUERARDSubmitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • mary elliott guerard

Century Time Trunk

CENTURY TIME TRUNK   DATA CONCERNING CHARLESTON OF 1939 TO BE OPENED IN 2039 PRESENTED TOTHE CHARLESTON MUSEUM BY THE CHARLESTON EVENING POST Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • 1939
  • 2039
  • charleston museum
  • time capsule

Joseph Manigault House / The Gate Temple

JOSEPH MANIGAULT HOUSE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974  ...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • joseph manigault
  • 1974
  • national par...
  • 1803