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(opposite) Ashley River (frontispiece) Angel Oak PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS (jacket front) Pineapple Fountain (jacket back) Lowcountry Marsh

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Printed in China ounded by English colonists in 1670, Charleston is a modern port city with PROPERTYan Old World sensibility.OF TWIN Evidence of itsLIGHTS historical importance PUBLISHERS can be found PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS F around every corner. Patriots fought—and won—the first decisive battle of the Revolutionary War here. Cadets from the city’s military college, The Citadel, were among the soldiers who fired the first shots of the Civil War across Charleston Harbor. Over the centuries, the city has withstood devastating fires and earthquakes, been battered by hurricanes and bruised by war, and yet has managed to preserve its beautiful and historically significant architecture. Graceful, elaborate antebellum homes with PROPERTYlarge porches overlook theOF now peacefulTWIN harbor, LIGHTS where the picturesque PUBLISHERS Ashley and PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Cooper rivers intersect to join the Atlantic Ocean. Church steeples still dominate the Charleston skyline, earning it the nickname “Holy City.” A stroll down a Charleston sidewalk reveals the city’s timeless charm, from cobblestone streets to colorful window boxes fragrant with jasmine and manicured gardens that hide behind wrought iron gates. Imposing live oaks, decked with Spanish moss, offer shade during Lowcountry summers. PROPERTYBut the true soul of the OF city is TWINits people, and LIGHTSCharlestonians continue PUBLISHERS to define PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Southern hospitality. From its stunning architecture to its renowned cuisine and cultural heritage, global influences permeate the city. Beautiful beaches, sprawling plantations, and scenic salt marshes beg to be explored. This is Charleston.

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Palmetto Tree (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) South Carolina’s state tree has a Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur prominent role on the state flag and adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor is an important part of Charleston’s incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna landscape. The tree’s flexible trunk made aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSit the perfect PUBLISHERS building material for the PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna walls of Fort Moultrie. Palmetto logs aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et were also used to help defend the city dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi during the Revolutionary War.

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Hampton Park Gazebo (opposite) Fountain at Hampton Park (top) Moss-draped Trees (bottom) One of two remaining structures from One of the city’s largest parks, Hampton Following the Exposition, the Olmsted the Charleston Exposition, this gazebo Park lies on the site of the Charleston Brothers landscaping firm from Brook- has been moved from its original loca- Exposition (formally named South line, Massachusetts was hired to design tion and rebuilt twice. The grounds Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Hampton Park, which has evolved many PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYhave served as a plantation, a horseOF race TWINExposition), LIGHTS held here from December PUBLISHERS 1, times over the years but still includes course, a POW camp and Civil War 1901 to June 20, 1902. This pond and graceful trees, a trail, and an old rose cemetery, and a zoo. fountain, although not in their original collection. The park is a popular loca- design, are remnants of the event. tion for weddings and family reunions.

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Riverfront View (above) Considered one of the finest examples of Georgian-Palladian architecture in the United States, Drayton Hall, built from 1738 to 1747, has been preserved as close to original condition as possible. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSIn the early 20th century, PUBLISHERS the Drayton PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS family planted this allée of azaleas along the riverfront landscape. African-American Cemetery (left) The earliest mention of this sacred space as a burying ground dates from about 1790, making it one of the oldest Afri- can-American cemeteries in the nation PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSstill in use. The wrought-iron PUBLISHERS memorial PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS gate was designed by renowned Charles- ton blacksmith Philip Simmons. Drayton Hall (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) The grounds at Drayton Hall are one of Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur the most significant, undisturbed historic adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor landscapes in America, including this incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna Victorian reflecting pool along the lawn- aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSfront façade. It is the only PUBLISHERS plantation on PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna the Ashley River to survive the American aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et Revolution, Civil War, earthquake of dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi 1886, and many hurricanes intact.

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Live Oaks (opposite, top and bottom) Boone Hall Plantation (above) Moss-draped oak trees form a natural It isn’t known when John Boone built corridor to Boone Hall Plantation, the original house on the plantation, founded in 1681 by Englishman Major but the current mansion at Boone Hall John Boone. Eight miles from down- was built in 1936 by Canadian ambas- PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINtown Charleston, LIGHTS it is one of the nation’s PUBLISHERS sador Thomas Stone. The first floor of oldest working plantations, producing the house is open to the public; guided crops for more than three centuries. tours, presented year round, begin on the front porch.

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Slave Cabin (above) At Boone Hall Plantation, slaves who lived in cabins like this one produced millions of bricks each year. In addition to many houses in downtown Charles- ton, bricks from the plantation were PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYused to construct the German OF Friendly TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Society Kitchen on Archdale Street, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, and St. John’s Lutheran Church. Historic Slave Cabins Cotton (right) Nine of the original twenty-seven slave cabins still exist along a slave street on Indigo and cotton were Boone Hall the grounds at Boone Hall Plantation. Plantation’s original primary crops; a Dating from approximately 1790, the cotton gin building on the grounds structures PROPERTYare unusual, as most slave cab- OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYlikely dates to the 1850s, although OF the TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS ins were built using wood, while these cotton gin has been lost. Today the are constructed of bricks that were made building serves as a restaurant and on the property. gift shop.

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Pineapple Fountain (above) Charles Towne Landing (opposite, top) Founders Hall (opposite, bottom) Pineapples are the international symbol This historic site, on a marshy point just The park, first opened in the 1970s, of hospitality, and the iconic Pineapple off the Ashley River, marks the location received a full renovation and was Fountain is a highlight of Waterfront where, in 1670, a group of British set- reopened in 2006. Built to complement Park, one of the peninsula’s most popular tlers founded the Carolina colony. Visi- the nearby Visitors Center, it is com- destinations.PROPERTY Offering views of Charles- torsOF can tour TWIN Adventure, a 17th-century LIGHTS prised ofPUBLISHERS 9,000 square feet of interior PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS ton Harbor, the park was completed in replica ship, watch as cannons are fired, space and a 1,800-square-foot porch. 1990 and includes a splash fountain, explore 80 acres of gardens, and interact This popular wedding site offers a pri- pier, and several wooden swings. with hands-on exhibits. vate courtyard and sprawling lawn.

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Lowcountry Marsh Charleston County has the greatest share of salt marshes in South Carolina. In these beautiful wetlands that interlace throughout the Lowcountry, cord grass, salt marsh PROPERTYcord grass, and marram grass OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS are the dominant plant life. Fish that thrive here include croaker, drum, floun- der, kingfish, menhaden, mullet, and spot.

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Port of Charleston (top) Castle Pinckney (bottom) Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge (opposite) The nation’s fourth-busiest, the Port of During a visit in 1791, George Wash- When it opened in 2005, the imposing Charleston benefits from geography (it’s ington ordered a fort built on strategi- 3.5-mile Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge was halfway between Miami and New York cally located Shutes Folly, a small island the longest cable-stayed bridge in North City), the deepest water in the South in Charleston Harbor. The horseshoe- America. Connecting the Charleston Atlantic, andPROPERTY a large natural harbor. shapedOF fort TWIN was the first seized LIGHTS by Con- peninsula PUBLISHERS and Mount Pleasant with a PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Every hour, it handles more than $3 federate forces. Long neglected and not span of 1,546 feet, the eight-lane bridge million in cargo. open to the public, it was purchased in includes a bike and pedestrian lane. 2011 by Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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Shem Creek Charlotte Street Park (top) Mayor’s Gate (bottom) The 2.5-mile deepwater tidal creek Opened in June 2013 and designed by Designed by landscape architect Sheila in Mount Pleasant is home to a large graduate students from the Savannah Wertimer, the Mayor’s Gate is a homage shrimping fleet and a popular place to College of Art and Design, Charles- to Charleston mayors with Irish ancestry, watch for dolphins. At the mouth of the ton’s Charlotte Street Park honors Irish including mayors John P. Grace (the city’s creek, the PROPERTYCrab Bank Seabird Sanctu- OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINAmericans whoLIGHTS helped found, develop, PUBLISHERS first Irish-American mayor) and Joe Riley ary, a sandpit island, is one of only nine and govern the city. The park’s center- (mayor of Charleston since 1975), who active seabird-nesting sites in the state piece is a raised, 24-by-30-foot carved are both represented in the historical text of South Carolina. granite map of Ireland. at the base of the gate.

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Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Photo Title (opposite) Sullivan’s Island Lighthouse (opposite) Sullivan’s Island (top and bottom) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur The last major lighthouse built by the Originally called Moultrieville, Sullivan’s adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor federal government, the lighthouse on Island was renamed for Captain Flor- incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna Sullivan’s Island has several unusual ence O’Sullivan. There are few rental aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis features, including its unique triangular properties and no hotels or other lodg- nos dsunt PROPERTYut labore et dolore magna nosOF dsunt utTWIN labore et dolore LIGHTSmagna nos dsunt PUBLISHERS ut labore et dolore magna PROPERTY OF TWINshape, air conditioning, LIGHTS and elevator— PUBLISHERSing establishments here. Instead, about aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et although the final ascent to the lantern 2,000 full- and part-time residents make dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi room requires scaling a 25-foot ladder. their homes on this barrier island at the It is not open to the public. mouth of the Charleston Harbor.

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Vendue Wharf This oversized pier is one of the hallmarks of Waterfront Park. Residents and visitors gather here to walk, fish, picnic, or swing on the family-sized “Charleston chairs” thatPROPERTY hang under the covered OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS walkway. The pier offers some of the best views of the Ravenel Bridge, Castle Pinckney, and Fort Sumter.

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Splash Fountain (opposite, top) Waterfront Park (opposite, bottom) Path at Waterfront Park (above) At the end of Vendue Range, marking A grassy, palmetto-lined lawn lies Benches sit under a canopy of oak trees the northern entrance to Waterfront parallel to the riverfront in the award- along Waterfront Park’s shady path, Park, the splash fountain is a favorite winning linear park, recognized by which links the splash fountain at the place for kids—of all ages—to play and the American Society of Landscape northern end to the North Adger’s PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYcool off, especially during hot OF Lowcoun- TWINArchitects asLIGHTS a distinguished landscape PUBLISHERS Wharf, a pier that was rebuilt on the try summers. Staying dry? Waterfront architecture project that “contributes footprint of the original 17th-century Park also has free Wi-Fi. significantly to the public realm of the pier using native palmetto trees and the community in which it is located.” original granite.

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USS Yorktown Fort Sumter (above and right) Originally Bon Homme Richard but A property of the National Park Service, renamed in honor of the ship sunk at the five-sided, three-story masonry sea fort the Battle of Midway, Yorktown was the in Charleston Harbor was built after the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the US War of 1812 and named for South Caro- Navy. ThePROPERTY centerpiece of the Patriots OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYlina Revolutionary War patriotOF Thomas TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Point Naval and Maritime Museum, it Sumter. Confederate artillery fired the earned 11 battle stars for service during shots at the fort on April 12, 1861 that World War II. launched the American Civil War.

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Moultrie Statue Fort Moultrie (top and bottom) Overlooking the harbor from White The first fort on Sullivan’s Island, Fort Point Garden, this eight-foot-tall statue Moultrie was not yet completed when of General William Moultrie sits atop a British forces attacked it on June 28, seven-foot-tall pedestal and commemo- 1776. General Moultrie, the fort’s rates his leadershipPROPERTY during the Revo- OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSnamesake, is credited with designing a lutionary War, when he led a garrison flag based on the uniforms and badges of 400 men to victory over a British of the fort’s guards. That flag later attempt to seize Charles Towne. became the South Carolina state flag.

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John C. Calhoun Monument (opposite) Confederate Defenders Monument (above) Charleston Marsh (pages 34 – 35) This statue at Marion Square on the Honoring the Confederate defense of Salt marshes, the transitional areas corner of Meeting and King streets Charleston during the Civil War, this between land and water, are more than memorializes John C. Calhoun, a South allegorical statue in White Point Garden just beautiful—they also act as filters to Carolina native who served as Secretary was completed in 1931. The male figure remove sediments and toxins from the PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYof War, U.S. Senator, and was OFthe sev- TWINis the defending LIGHTS warrior, holding a sword PUBLISHERS water and are among the most produc- enth vice president of the United States. and shield, and the female figure, hold- tive ecosystems on the planet. Charles- It is the second Calhoun statue to stand ing a garland of laurel and pointing ton County has some of the largest on this spot. toward the sea, represents the city. numbers of salt marshes in the state.

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Washington Square (above and left) Washington Square, at the corner of Broad and Meeting streets, was the city’s first public park. Shaded with live oaks, it is home to a statue of George Wash- ington and a miniature replica of the PROPERTY OF TWINWashington LIGHTS Monument in Washington, PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS D.C., which was designed by Charleston native and architect Robert Mills. William Pitt’s Statue (opposite) Commemorating William Pitt, cham- pion of the American colonies against the Stamp Act, Joseph Wilton’s 1770 sculpture depicted Pitt in a toga holding the PROPERTY OF TWINMagna LIGHTS Carta with one hand andPUBLISHERS the other PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS extending upward. Damaged by British during the siege of Charleston, it was moved to Washington Square in 1891.

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Fountain Walk (above and opposite) A commercial hub along Aquarium Wharf, Fountain Walk overlooks the Cooper River and the Ravenel Bridge; it’s home to restaurants, shops, a yoga studio, andPROPERTY the American Military Mu- OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS seum. Charter boat tours launch from the attached dock.

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Rainbow Row (top) Cobblestone Street (bottom) Dock Street Theatre(opposite) Built in the 1800s, the string of 14 resi- Few of Charleston’s cobblestone streets The first building in America built just dences began to draw attention in the remain—many of them were replaced in for theatrical performances, the original early 1900s when Dorothy Pocher Legge the 19th century—but stumbling upon Dock Street Theatre opened in 1736 on purchased homes on East Bay Street one of these streets feels like stepping the corner of Church and Dock streets. and paintedPROPERTY them in a Caribbean color backOF in time. TWIN Purportedly paved LIGHTS with The currentPUBLISHERS building, which was rebuilt PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS scheme. Neighbors followed her lead, ballast from colonial ships, the Preserva- as the Planter’s Hotel after a fire, was and now the townhomes are one of the tion Society of Charleston has worked renovated in 2010, receiving state-of- most famous landmarks in the city. hard to preserve these streets. the-art lighting and sound updates.

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Charleston City Market Market Hall Charleston City Market was built The Greek Revival-style Market Hall, between 1804 and the 1830s and designed by Edward Brickell White, was originally housed meat, vegetable, and completed in 1841 after the Masonic Hall fish markets. One of the oldest public on the site was destroyed by fire. Today, markets inPROPERTY the country, today it contains OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSit houses the Confederate Museum, oper- shops selling everything from traditional ated by the Daughters of the Confederacy, sweetgrass baskets to clothing, artwork, and displays Confederate memorabilia jewelry, and other items. including flags, uniforms, and swords.

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Judicial Center City Hall (above and right) The Ernest Hollings Judicial Center A carriage tour passes by City Hall on Meeting Street is named for the through “Four Corners of Law,” an former governor and senator. A mod- intersection bordered by four buildings ern addition to the complex, which that represent the four arms of the law: also includesPROPERTY the Charleston Federal OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYecclesiastical, OF state, TWINfederal, and munici- LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Courthouse and Post Office & Judicial pal. The building was home to the First Building, it is set off by a courtyard Bank of the United States before becom- and fountain. ing City Hall in 1818.

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The Pirate House (above) Dainty window boxes belie the history of this Charleston landmark, but the heavy anchor mounted on the wall offers a clue. This is the Pirate House on Church Street, once a tavern and reportedly a popular hangout of pirates PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYand other unsavory OF characters TWIN during LIGHTS PUBLISHERS the 1700s. Pirates Courtyard (right) Avery Research Center Between the Pirate House and St. Phil- Located on the College of Charleston lips Church Cemetery, a narrow passage campus, the Avery Research Center leads to Pirates Courtyard, a shady collects, preserves, and shares African- patio with a large, ivy-covered fountain, American heritage in Charleston and the which was once the preferred tavern Lowcountry.PROPERTY An on-site museum offers OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYentrance of piratesOF seeking TWIN to avoid LIGHTS PUBLISHERS free, guided tours and research oppor- arrest. Its most famous visitor may have tunities, and presents public lectures, been Edward Teach—otherwise known discussions, and workshops. as Blackbeard.

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PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Wentworth Mansion (above, left, and opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) For 360-degree sunset views of the city and harbor, climb to the cupola of the Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Wentworth Mansion, built in 1886 as adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor the home of a wealthy cotton merchant. incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna Restored and converted into a boutique aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTShotel in 1998, it includes PUBLISHERS award-win- PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna ning restaurant, Circa 1886, along with aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et a full-service spa housed in the man- dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi sion’s former stables.

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Old Marine Hospital Exchange Building One of only eight remaining marine The Old Exchange and Provost Dun- hospitals built before the Civil War, geon served as the backdrop for many construction of this National Historic important historical events, from the Landmark was completed in 1834. Its first reading of the Declaration of Inde- history includesPROPERTY being used as a free OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSpendence in South Carolina to serving school for black children, an orphanage, as the meeting place for the ratification and now, administrative offices for the of the new state constitution. Housing Authority of Charleston.

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South Carolina Society Hall (top) Charleston County Courthouse (bottom) U.S. Custom House (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Today one of the South’s finest venues The beautiful Neoclassical-style court- This imposing structure on East Bay Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur for events and wedding receptions, the house is the second building to exist on Street, built in the late 1800s as a home adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor South Carolina Society Hall was built this site; the original, which was built as for the Custom Service as a result of incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna between 1799 and 1804 and originally the Capitol building for the colony of Charleston’s thriving port, was saved aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis served as aPROPERTY meeting place and a school SouthOF Carolina, TWIN burned in 1788.LIGHTS It has from demolitionPUBLISHERS in the 1960s. It is a PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna for orphans. housed court and county government rare example of an historical building aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et functions since its completion in 1792. in Charleston that is still used for its dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi original intended purpose.

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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim First Baptist Church (above and left) The earliest Baptist church in the South, Founded in 1749, the striking Kahal First Baptist was organized under the Kadosh Beth Elohim is built in the sponsorship of the First Baptist Church Greek revival style. It is the second- of Boston. The building was designed PROPERTY OF TWINoldest LIGHTS synagogue building in thePUBLISHERS United PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSby architect Robert Mills and completed States—and the oldest in continuous in 1822. It has survived damage done use. An iron fence and menorahs are all by the Civil War and the earthquake that remain from the original structure. of 1886.

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William Roper House (above) Roper Harbor Views (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) The first home to go up on East Battery, Built to take advantage of Charleston Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur the Roper House was constructed in Harbor views, the Roper House boasts a adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor 1838 by cotton planter Robert William five-columned portico, which sits about incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna Roper. The three-story brick house was a ground-floor arcade of stuccoed brick. aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis built on a PROPERTYgrand scale with giant Ionic ButOF the home TWIN didn’t survive theLIGHTS Civil PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna columns and arched terrace—an exam- War completely unscathed; a 500-pound aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et ple of the Greek revival style popular in piece of a Confederate cannon has been dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi the 19th century. in the attic since 1865.

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Palmer House Pink House Gallery Often referred to as the “Pink Palace,” Built in 1690, the charming Pink House this home, built in 1848 by plantation on Chalmers Street is the oldest stand- owner John Ravenel, still remains in the ing tavern building in the South. Today, family but has been a bed-and-breakfast it serves as an art gallery, specializing in since 1977.PROPERTY It sits on the only double OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSlandscapes, florals, Charleston scenes, lot on The Battery and boasts the city’s and wildlife in both originals and fine first swimming pool and a large carriage art reproductions. house.

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Aiken-Rhett House (top) Built by Charleston merchant John Robinson and renovated by the Aiken family several times since 1827, when PROPERTY OF TWINWilliam LIGHTS Aiken, Sr. acquired it,PUBLISHERS the Aik- PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS en-Rhett House illustrates architectural trends during the first half of the 19th century, including late Federal period, Greek revival, and Victorian influences. Hibiscus Bloom (left) Beautiful and sometimes edible, many varietals of native hibiscus can be found PROPERTY OF TWINall overLIGHTS Charleston, ranging fromPUBLISHERS large PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS shrubs to small trees that produce showy, colorful, trumpet-shaped flowers. William Aiken House (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) A popular venue for weddings and Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur events in Charleston’s Upper King adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor Design District, the William Aiken incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna House is named after its first owner. A aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTY OF TWINNational LIGHTS Historic Landmark, PUBLISHERSthe prop- PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna erty includes a pergola and reflection aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et pool, along with two guest suites in a dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi restored, Gothic-style carriage house.

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Calhoun Mansion (above) Heyward-Washington House (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) The largest residence in Charleston, the Located on Church Street in the down- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur 24,000-square-foot Calhoun Man- town Historic District—within the adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor sion has 35 fireplaces, Japanese water original walled city—this brick home incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna gardens, a grand ballroom, private eleva- was built in 1772 by rice planter Daniel aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis tor, and a PROPERTY90-foot-high cupola. Built Heyward.OF TheTWIN city rented it LIGHTSfor George PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna in 1876 by George W. Williams, it also Washington during the president’s week- aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et includes lighting designed and installed long visit in 1791; it is open for tours dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi by Louis Comfort Tiffany. through the Charleston Museum.

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Edward Rutledge House (above) John Rutledge House (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Famous for being the Charleston home John Rutledge, a signer of the Consti- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur of Edward Rutledge—lawyer, signer of tution of the United States, built this adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor the Declaration of Independence, politi- elegant home as a wedding gift for his incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna cian, soldier, and governor of South bride, Elizabeth Grimke, in 1763. Now aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis Carolina—thePROPERTY large, nearly square aOF bed-and-breakfast, TWIN the home LIGHTS features PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna building is a National Historic Land- Italian marble fireplaces, parquet floors, aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et mark. The exterior has been left virtually and elaborate ironwork. dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi untouched since it was built in 1787.

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DeSaussure House (above) The three-story stuccoed brick mansion built by auctioneer Louis D. DeSaussure between 1858 and 1861 is a prime PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSexample of antebellum architecturePUBLISHERS in PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS The Battery neighborhood. Damaged and renovated after both the Civil War and the earthquake of 1886, it is cur- rently divided into three residences. Window Boxes (left) Teal shutters set off beautiful window boxes, a common sight throughout PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSdowntown Charleston. DecorativePUBLISHERS and PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS functional, shutters can be spotted on many of the city’s historic homes. Colonel John Stuart House (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Built by Colonel John Stuart in 1772, Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur this three-story Georgian-style home adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor on Tradd Street is distinctive, with a incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna hipped roof, captain’s walk, and narrow aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSfaçade. It is the oldest survivingPUBLISHERS example PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna of a side hall plan house in the city and aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et features an elaborately carved wooden dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi door surround.

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Miles Brewton House Missroon House An excellent example of the “Charles- Built in 1789, the Missroon House on ton double house,” the Miles Brewton East Bay Street was purchased in 1808 House was designed by architect Ezra by Captain James Missroon, whose fam- Waite. Built during 1765 to 1769, it is ily owned it until after the Civil War. one of a fewPROPERTY Palladian buildings in the OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSCurrently it is the headquarters of the South and was occupied as a military Historic Charleston Foundation, which headquarters during the Revolutionary aids in preserving Charleston’s architec- and Civil Wars. tural history.

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Window Boxes (above) Nathaniel Russell House (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Fragrant Confederate jasmine climbs the This grand home-turned-museum on Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur shutters from the window boxes of this Meeting Street is one of America’s most adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor colorful home. The beautiful window important neoclassical dwellings. Built incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna boxes throughout downtown Charles- by merchant Nathaniel Russell, it later aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis ton serve asPROPERTY an attractive welcome and servedOF as a TWINschool for the Sisters LIGHTS of PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna give residents extra gardening space for Charity of Our Lady of Mercy before aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et historic homes that don’t have large being restored and opened for tours by dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi front yards. the Historic Charleston Foundation.

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Joseph Manigault House Charles Pinckney House Designed by architect Gabriel Man- The 28 acres of the Charleston Pinckney igault for his brother Joseph, this National Historic Site are a fraction of three-story brick townhouse is one of the large, 715-acre rice plantation Pinck- Charleston’s best examples of federal ney inherited from his father in 1782. architecture.PROPERTY Owned by the Charleston OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSThis house was built of native cypress Museum, furnishings include American, and pine in the 1820s and is an example English, and French pieces from the of the tidewater cottages once common early 19th century. throughout the coastal Carolinas.

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Battery Homes (above and opposite) One of the most instantly recognizable portions of downtown Charleston, The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade. Named for a Civil War-era artilleryPROPERTY battery at the site, it OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS overlooks Charleston Harbor and boasts some of the city’s most impressive and beautiful antebellum residences.

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The Battery (above) Battery Promenade (opposite, top and bottom) Created during the 1750s using boul- At The Battery, visitors can admire—and ders, stone, and masonry, The Battery touch—an impressive display of historic seawall extends from the former Omar cannons and mortars that were used to Shrine Temple to the intersection of defend the city during the Civil War. Murray BoulevardPROPERTY and King Street. The PalmettoOF treesTWIN and park benches LIGHTS sit PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS stately homes along The Battery overlook parallel to the promenade, offering places landmarks including Fort Sumter, Castle to sit and admire the lower shores of the Pinckney, the USS Yorktown, and more. Charleston peninsula.

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Edmonston-Alston House Battery House (above and right) General P. T. Beauregard watched the Although protected from the harbor by bombardment of Fort Sumter from the a seawall, homes along The Battery have Edmonston-Alston House, the only been battered by hurricanes and earth- house museum in the city with sweeping quakes. “Earthquake bolts,” black circles views of CharlestonPROPERTY Harbor. Many of the OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYvisible on the ends of several homes, OF are TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Alston family’s pieces remain in place, remnants of the Great Charleston Earth- including family portraits and an original quake of 1886—the most destructive print of the Ordinance of Secession. quake to strike east of the Mississippi.

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French Huguenot Church (above) St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Completed in 1845, this grand structure The beautiful St. Philip’s Episcopal Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur at the corner of Church and Queen Church stands watch over Church adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor streets, is the oldest Gothic Revival Street, topped by a 210-foot steeple. incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna church in South Carolina and contains The church’s cemetery is the final resting aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTYthe oldest church organ in theOF city—a TWINplace of many LIGHTS notable Charlestonians, PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna pipe organ made by Henry Erben of including John C. Calhoun, who served aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et New York. as vice president under John Quincy dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi Adams and General Andrew Jackson.

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St. Michael’s Episcopal Church St. Mary’s of the Annunciation The oldest church structure in Charles- Established in 1789, St. Mary’s was ton, St. Michael’s Episcopal boasts a the first Catholic church in the Caro- 186-foot-high steeple. The clock, im- linas. The church register was kept in ported from England in 1764, originally French until 1822—and in the church’s had just anPROPERTY hour hand for each face— OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERScrowded graveyard, inscriptions are writ- minute hands were added in 1849. It ten in Latin, French, and English, rep- is the oldest functioning colonial tower resenting seventeen nationalities across clock in the United States. two centuries and three continents.

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Cathedral of St. John the Baptist (opposite) Unitarian Church (above) Built on the foundation of the original In a city with an abundance of magnifi- 1854 cathedral, which burned in 1861, cent churches—and the nickname the the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is “Holy City”—it can be overwhelming made from Connecticut tool-chiseled to take them all in. But the Unitarian PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OFbrownstone. TWIN The spire was includedLIGHTS in Church, PUBLISHERS with its spectacular fan-vaulted the original plans, but a lack of funding ceiling and painted glass window, is con- meant it wasn’t completed for another sidered among the finest in the country 103 years. and should not be missed.

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A Day in the Life (above) Central Station (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Modern life mixes with history every The iron pavilion at this double fire Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur day on the streets of Charleston—in- station, the largest of three stations built adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor cluding here, on Queen Street, where following the city’s devastating 1886 incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna a bike and parking meter sit in front of earthquake, was built on the site of an aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis contemporaryPROPERTY art gallery and boutique 1847OF artesian TWIN well. It includes LIGHTS monu- PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna LimeBlue. ments to fallen Charleston firefighters aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et and the bell from the Cannon Street dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi Station watchtower.

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Fire Museum and Education Center Restored Fire Equipment (above) (opposite, top and bottom) The museum houses the largest collec- The 26,000-square-foot North Charles- tion of professionally restored American ton and American LaFrance Fire Muse- LaFrance fire equipment in the nation, um and Education Center offers visitors including a collection of 18 fully PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINa glimpse into LIGHTS the life of a firefighter PUBLISHERS restored vehicles dating to the early across the centuries—from antique fire 1800s and valued at nearly $5 million. equipment to interactive displays and a All of the restored vehicles are in work- fire truck simulator. ing condition.

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Gibbes Museum of Art South Carolina Historical Society A horse-drawn carriage tour passes the Housed in the historic Robert Mills Gibbes Museum of Art, named for James Fireproof Building on Meeting Street, Schoolbred Gibbes, Sr. Established the South Carolina Historical Society in 1858 by the Carolina Art Associa- was formed in 1855 to preserve the tion, it movedPROPERTY to its present location in OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSstate’s historical resources. The Palladian- 1905 and houses artwork from the 18th style, three-story building is the first century to present, in addition to being a fireproof structure in the United States popular wedding and events venue. built specifically to protect documents.

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South Carolina Aquarium (top and bottom) The Great Ocean Tank(opposite) The South Carolina Aquarium opened The centerpiece of the aquarium is a in 2000 with a mission of educating two-story, 385,000-gallon ocean tank, visitors and conserving the aquatic home to the 220-pound loggerhead environments of the state. Jutting sea turtle, Caretta, in addition to more 200 PROPERTYfeet into Charleston Harbor, the OFthan TWIN5,000 aquatic animals, LIGHTS from river PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS 93,000-square-foot aquarium’s nine gal- otters and sharks to American alligators. leries explore the state’s aquatic environ- Divers interact with visitors during daily ments from the ocean to the mountains. dive shows.

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Manicured Gardens (opposite) Magnolia Plantation’s beautiful gardens, the oldest unrestored gardens in America, have drawn admiration since they first opened in 1870. The gardens are known PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYfor their large collections OF of camellia TWIN and LIGHTS PUBLISHERS azalea, as well as the iconic white bridge —a favorite stop for photographs. Magnolia Plantation (above) Ten rooms of the Drayton home are open to the public at Magnolia Planta- tion, offering a glimpse into plantation life in the early 19th century. The core PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYof the home was built priorOF to the TWIN Revo- LIGHTS PUBLISHERS lutionary War near Summerville and floated down the Ashley River to the plantation after the Civil War. Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Photo Title (opposite) Audubon Swamp Garden (right) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor The garden is named for John James incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna Audubon, the famous naturalist and aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis hunter known for his bird paintings, who nos dsunt PROPERTYut labore et dolore magna nosOF dsunt utTWIN labore et dolore LIGHTSmagna nos dsunt PUBLISHERS ut labore et dolore magna PROPERTYwas once a guest of Magnolia OF Plantation. TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et A favorite destination for wildlife enthu- dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi siasts, the swamp can be accessed without a general admission ticket.

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Beautiful Wetlands (top and bottom) Exploring the Swamp (above) Audubon Swamp Garden (pages 98 – 99) In the 60-acre blackwater swamp, thou- Birding and photography are popular Originally used as a freshwater reservoir sands of plant and animal species can be activities here, and it’s easy to see why. for Magnolia Plantation’s rice fields, found among the hauntingly beautiful Exploring the landscape by boardwalk, the swamp is now a wetland habitat cypress and tupelo trees. The Audubon bridge, and dike, visitors can spot egrets, traversed by trails, boardwalks, and Swamp GardenPROPERTY is a thriving natural envi- OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINherons, and LIGHTSother waterfowl, which nestPUBLISHERS bridges. The flooded forests are home to ronment and home to many varieties of within feet of the path. For a different slow-growing bald cypress trees, which mammals, birds, and reptiles, from bald point of view, nature boat tours take can live for more than 1,000 years and eagles to otters, turtles, and alligators. visitors through old rice fields. reach heights of up to 150 feet.

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Reflections at Middleton Place(above) Middleton Place (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) A blaze of azaleas reflects on the water Exploring the original gardens at Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur at Middleton Place, America’s oldest Middleton Place is a pleasure for the adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor landscaped gardens, which begun in senses, especially when the azaleas are incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna 1741 and reflect the grand, classical in full bloom—there are many beauti- aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis garden designPROPERTY fashionable in Europe and fulOF allées inTWIN which trees and shrubsLIGHTS are PUBLISHERS PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna England in the 18th century. Geometry, planted to appear as walls that partition aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et balance, beautiful vistas, and focal off segments of the garden. dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi points are the hallmarks of the garden.

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Beautiful Vistas (above and opposite) Middleton Place (pages 104 – 105) Majestic, Spanish moss-draped trees It reportedly took 100 slaves nearly a stand guard along the water at Middle- decade to complete the walks, artificial ton Place. Growing throughout the lakes, and vistas like this hillside. The Lowcountry, the silvery-gray plant isn’t gardens fell into neglect after the Civil actually a PROPERTYmoss—it’s a bromeliad, a OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSWar, but J. J. Pringle Smith, a Middleton flowering plant commonly found on the descendent, completed a 15-year restora- southern live oak or bald cypress. Native tion project before opening the gardens Americans called it “tree hair.” to the public year-round in 1952.

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White Point Gardens (above and left) Created as a public garden in 1837, this prominent landmark at the point of the Charleston peninsula is a beautiful set- ting to take in Charleston Harbor views. Many graceful statues and fountains can be found here, including the Fort PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSMoultrie Monument, PUBLISHERS featuring a statue PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS of Revolutionary War hero Sergeant William Jasper. Little Dancer (opposite) Photo Title (opposite) Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Little Dancer, commissioned in 1962 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur by Sally Carrington was created by adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor Charleston sculptor Willard Hirsch and incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna installed as a water fountain in White aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSPoint Garden. Hirsch PUBLISHERS had created the PROPERTYnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magnaOF TWINnos dsunt ut LIGHTS labore et dolore magna PUBLISHERSnos dsunt ut labore et dolore magna original model for this sculpture in the aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et 1940s. Today, more than 20 castings can dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi be found throughout the country.

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Bandstand (top and bottom) Beauty at White Point Built in 1907 as a memorial from The majestic beauty of White Point Gar- Martha W. Carrington to her mother, den belies its sometimes-unsavory past. the original owners of the Calhoun In 1718, infamous—and not particu- Mansion, the Williams Music Pavilion larly successful—“gentleman pirate” is surroundedPROPERTY by a canopy of live oak. OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSStede Bonnet was hanged here with Although amplified concerts have been several other pirates. He was buried in outlawed, it is a popular location for the nearby marsh; his epitaph stands in weddings and special events. the park today.

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Magnolia Cemetery (above and left) The oldest public cemetery in Charles- ton opened in 1850 on the site of Magnolia Umbra Rice Plantation. Still in use today, it is the final resting place of many prominent South Carolinians and considered one of the best examples PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSof Victorian cemeteryPUBLISHERS design in the PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS United States. William Burroughs Smith Grave (opposite) Named “the richest man in Charleston” in his 1892 obituary in The State, the pyramid-shaped monument at Mag- nolia Cemetery marks the grave of W. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTSB. Smith. Governors PUBLISHERS Thomas Bennett, PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS Langdon Cheves, Horace L. Huntley, and Robert Barnwell Rhett are also buried here.

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Hunley Submarine Final Resting Confederate Graves Place (above and right) Among the more than 30,000 graves The third and final crew of the H. L. at Magnolia Cemetery are the graves Hunley was laid to rest in Magnolia of 2,200 Civil War veterans, including Cemetery in 2004, 140 years after the remains of 84 South Carolinians it perished in Charleston Harbor. whom thePROPERTY Ladies Memorial Association OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYRecovered offOF the coast TWIN of Sullivan’s LIGHTS PUBLISHERS had brought home from the battlefield Island in 2000, this famous Confeder- at Gettysburg to be interred here on ate submarine was the first to sink an Memorial Day in 1871. enemy ship.

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H. L. Hunley Replica The Charleston Museum This full size, claustrophobia-inducing “America’s first museum,” the Charleston replica of the infamous H. L. Hunley Museum was founded in 1773, when submarine sits just outside the entrance South Carolina was a British colony. to the Charleston Museum on Meeting Here, visitors can admire permanent Street. ThePROPERTY actual submarine can be OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSexhibits including some of the earliest found at the Warren Lasch Conservation known artifacts from the settlement of Center in North Charleston, and can be Charles Towne, along with a roster of viewed on Saturdays. rotating exhibits from the archives.

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Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Photo Title (opposite) Circular Congregational Church (opposite) Second Presbyterian Church (above) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Founded in 1681, the unusual Circular Organized in 1809 and dedicated in adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor Congregational Church boasts one of 1811, the Second Presbyterian Church incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna the oldest continuously worshiping on Meeting Street was built outside aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis congregations in the South, and its then-city limits at a cost of $100,000. It nos dsunt PROPERTYut labore et dolore magna nosOF dsunt utTWIN labore et dolore LIGHTSmagna nos dsunt PUBLISHERS ut labore et dolore magna PROPERTY graveyardOF is TWINthe city’s oldest. ShapedLIGHTS by is the fourth PUBLISHERS oldest church structure in aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et its independent members, the church the city, and gave its church bell to the dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi often was the meeting place for support- Confederacy in 1862 to be turned into ers of political and religious freedom. cannon metal.

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Photo Title (top) Photo Title (bottom) Photo Title (opposite) Old Slave Mart Museum (opposite) Powder Magazine (above) Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur Once called “the shed” and the home of The Powder Magazine, built in 1713 adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor Charleston’s slave auctions, the museum to store the city’s gunpowder supply, is incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna incididunt ut labore et dolore magna now shares the story of the city’s role in the oldest public building in the state. aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis inter-state slave trade. Formerly part of a Designed with 32-inch walls and a hip nos dsunt PROPERTYut labore et dolore magna nosOF dsunt utTWIN labore et dolore LIGHTSmagna nos dsunt PUBLISHERS ut labore et dolore magna PROPERTY OF TWINcomplex known LIGHTS as Ryan’s Mart, it is thePUBLISHERS roof, the building was constructed to aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et aliqua. Ut enim ad miunt ut labore et last remaining building used as a slave implode if an explosion was to occur dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad mi auction gallery in South Carolina. inside the building.

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The Citadel(opposite, top) Citadel Ring Statue (opposite, bottom) The Old Citadel(above) The Military College of South Caro- Located at the gateway to The Citadel The Citadel was originally located on lina, commonly called The Citadel, was campus, the Citadel Ring Statue cel- what is now Marion Square, in a Roman- founded in 1842. With an under- ebrates the military college’s core values: esque building designed by Charleston graduate student body of about 2,000 duty, honor, and respect. Each year the architect Frederick Wesner to serve as PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYcadets, today it sits on 300 acres OF along TWINinterchangeable LIGHTS numbers on the crest PUBLISHERS the South Carolina State Arsenal. Classes the Ashley River, with a complex of of the ring are changed to represent the were held here from 1842 to 1922, when buildings surrounding a 10-acre grass most recent class to receive class rings. the campus moved to its current loca- parade ground. tion. Today, the building is a hotel.

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Charleston Southern University Lightsey Chapel Auditorium One of the state’s largest independent The Lightsey Chapel Auditorium is a universities with more than 3,200 stu- reflection of the school’s commitment to dents, Charleston Southern University integrating faith and education. Named in North Charleston sits on 300 acres for W. Norris and Nell Peeples Lightsey, that were formerlyPROPERTY a rice and indigo OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSit is the university’s home for concerts, plantation. Founded in 1964, it is af- theatre, worship, and other events. filiated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention.

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College of Charleston (above and opposite) Majestic Randolph Hall is the centerpiece of the College of Charleston’s campus, founded in 1770. Named for Harrison Randolph, the college’s 11th president, PROPERTYit was completed in 1829 OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS and is one of the oldest college buildings in the country that is still in use.

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Cooper River (above) Cooper River Bridge Run An aerial view of the Charleston (opposite, top and bottom) peninsula and Cooper River offers a First held in 1978, the Cooper River birds-eye view of the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge Run, a competitive 10K run, Bridge. Built at a cost of $632 million, begins in Mount Pleasant, crosses the the cable-stayedPROPERTY bridge has 128 indi- RavenelOF Bridge, TWIN and finishes LIGHTS in down- PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS vidual cables; each of the bridge’s towers town Charleston. This signature event reaches a height of 572.5 feet, making draws runners from around the world them the tallest structures in the state. and includes a three-day festival.

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A native Charlestonian, Rick Rhodes discovered a passion for photography at an early age. His interest led him to study at The Southeast Center for Photographic Studies in Daytona Beach, Florida and then to Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Bar- bara, California. Returning to his beloved Charleston, he focuses PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERSon commercial photography and PROPERTY fine art reproduction. He enjoys OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS aerial, architectural, and landscape photography. Rick’s expertise has allowed him to work with numerous local and national clients. Photo by William Struhs Rick works out of his studio in Charleston, South Carolina. He also teaches at two local colleges, serves on the board of The American Society of Media Photographers, and leads music at his church. Rick’s passion for photography has grown far beyond just the photographic process. The whole experience has enhanced his journey in which he has never stopped believing. You can see more of his work at www.rickrhodesphotography.com. PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWIN LIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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