Charleston, South Carolina – History

Charleston History

• Timeline of Charleston history - 1500 to present
  –  Timeline of the most significant developments - 1663-1787
  
• Charleston Tea Party - November 3, 1774 - in lesson format - Adobe Reader
  – Brief newspaper account - Adobe Reader
  
• Charleston in 1801 - interesting facts and figures
  
• Earthquake of 1886
  –  Charleston County School of the Arts - SCIWAY K-12 Web Design Contest Winner
  –  Photos - great!
  –  More photos - click on image to enlarge
  
• Historical Facts of Charleston, SC - SCIWAY K-12 Web Design Contest Winner - Windsor Hill Elementary School
  

Charleston Historical Images, Maps

• Historical maps
• Historic downtown neighborhoods - building-by-building guide to Ansonborough, Business District, Charles Town, Harleston Village, Radcliffeborough, Walled City, Wraggborough
  
• Masonic Buildings and Sites | Map
  
• Photos of 1886 Earthquake - great!
  –  More photos of 1886 earthquake - click on image to enlarge
  

Historic Charleston Buildings, Sites, Monuments

• Online tour of historic district neighborhoods
• Historic District streets, buildings
  –  Ansonborough
  –  Business District - Calhoun, King, Market, Meeting Streets
  –  Charles Town
  –  Harleston Village
  –  Radcliffeborough
  –  Walled City
  –  Wraggborough
• Old City Jail - c. 1802
• Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon
  
• Sightseeing tours, cruises
• Historic sites, buildings, monuments
• Gardens, plantations
• Historic churches
  –  Historically black churches
• Historic houses
• History of streets
• Museums

Charleston History – Preservation Organizations

• American College of the Building Arts - ACBA
• Avery Research Center - College of Charleston
• Confederate Heritage Trust
• Daughters of the American Revolution - SC Society
  –  Fort Sullivan Chapter
  
• Friends of the Hunley
  –  Hunley Funeral - April 17, 2004
• Historic Charleston Foundation
• Huguenot Society of South Carolina
• Order of Confederate Rose - SC Society
  –  Mary Yates Snowden Chapter
• Palmetto Battalion - reenactment group
• Preservation Society of Charleston
• South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust
• South Carolina Historical Society
• South Carolina Ladies Auxiliary - reenactment group
• United Daughters of the Confederacy - SC Division