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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. 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 ...

  4. 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.

  5. Charleston, South Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Pink House, the oldest stone building in Charleston, was built of Bermudian limestone at 17 Chalmers Street, between 1694 and 1712 Colonial era (1670–1776) A map of the "Several Nations of Indians to the Northwest of South Carolina" or the "Catawba Deerskin Map", an annotated copy of a hand-painted deerskin original made by a Catawba chief for Governor Francis Nicholson.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Dock Street Theatre - Wikipedia

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    The Historic Dock Street Theatre reopened for the third time on March 18, 2010 after a three-year, $19 million renovation by the City of Charleston. This extensive full-scale renovation brought the historic theatre into the 21st century with state-of-the-art lighting and sound, modern heating and air conditioning, and new restrooms and seating.

  8. 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 ...

  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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