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  2. History of Charleston, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The history of Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the longest and most diverse of any community in the United States, spanning hundreds of years of physical settlement beginning in 1670. Charleston was one of leading cities in the South from the colonial era to the Civil War in the 1860s. [ 1][ 2] The city grew wealthy through the export of ...

  3. Timeline of Charleston, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    1699 - Hurricane and epidemic. [2] 1708 – African slaves comprise majority of population in the colony; blacks make up majority of population in the city and state until the early 20th century. 1719 – Charles Town renamed "Charlestown" (approximate date). [2] 1729 – St. Andrew's Society founded.

  4. Fort Sumter - Wikipedia

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    Fort Sumter is a sea fort built on an artificial island near Charleston, South Carolina to defend the region from a naval invasion. It was built after British forces captured and occupied Washington during the War of 1812 via a naval attack. The fort was still incomplete in 1861 when the Battle of Fort Sumter occurred from April 12 to 13 ...

  5. Charleston church shooting - Wikipedia

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    The Charleston church shooting, also known as the Charleston church massacre, was an anti-black mass shooting and hate crime that occurred on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. Nine people were killed, and one was injured, during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest black church in the Southern ...

  6. Spoleto Festival USA - Wikipedia

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    Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of America's major performing arts festivals. It was founded in 1977 by Pulitzer Prize -winning composer Gian Carlo Menotti, who sought to establish a counterpart to the Festival dei Due Mondi ( The Festival of Two Worlds) in Spoleto, Italy . When Italian organizers planned an American ...

  7. 1886 Charleston earthquake - Wikipedia

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    The 1886 Charleston earthquake in South Carolina occurred about 9:50 p.m. local time August 31. It caused 60 deaths and $5–6 million ($186.51 million in 2023) in damage to 2,000 buildings in the Southeastern United States .

  8. Old Charleston Jail - Wikipedia

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    The Old Charleston Jail is a site of historical and architectural significance in Charleston, South Carolina. Operational between 1802 and 1939, it held many notable figures, among them Denmark Vesey, Union officers during the Civil War, high-seas pirates. The Old Charleston Jail went through a tremendous renovation starting in 2016.

  9. Sottile Theater - Wikipedia

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    Sottile Theater. /  32.78417°N 79.93556°W  / 32.78417; -79.93556. The Sottile Theatre is a theater in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It is owned by the College of Charleston and is a rental venue used by many local, regional and national performing arts groups including Spoleto Festival USA. It has 785 seats and was built in the ...

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