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Charleston (SC) wiki book 1 Contents 1 Charleston, South Carolina 1 1.1 History ................................................. 2 1.1.1 Colonial era (1670–1786) ................................... 2 1.1.2 American Revolution (1776–1783) .............................. 3 1.1.3 Antebellum era (1785–1861) ................................. 4 1.1.4 Civil War (1861–1865) .................................... 5 1.1.5 Postbellum era (1865–1945) ................................. 5 1.1.6 Contemporary era (1944–present) .............................. 6 1.2 Culture ................................................ 7 1.2.1 Dialect ............................................ 7 1.2.2 Religion ............................................ 7 1.2.3 Annual cultural events and fairs ................................ 7 1.2.4 Music ............................................. 8 1.2.5 Live theatre .......................................... 8 1.2.6 Museums, historical sites and other attractions ........................ 8 1.2.7 Sports ............................................. 10 1.2.8 Fiction ............................................ 10 1.3 Geography ............................................... 11 1.3.1 Topography .......................................... 11 1.3.2 Climate ............................................ 12 1.3.3 Metropolitan Statistical Area ................................. 12 1.4 Demographics ............................................. 12 1.5 Government .............................................. 12 1.6 Emergency services .......................................... 13 1.6.1 Fire department ........................................ 13 1.6.2 Police department ....................................... 13 1.6.3 EMS and medical centers ................................... 13 1.6.4 Coast Guard Sector Charleston ................................ 13 1.7 Crime ................................................. 13 1.8 Infrastructure and economy ...................................... 14 1.8.1 Economic sectors and major employers ............................ 14 1.9 Transportation ............................................. 14 i ii CONTENTS 1.9.1 Airport ............................................ 14 1.9.2 Interstates and highways ................................... 14 1.9.3 Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority ..................... 15 1.9.4 Port .............................................. 15 1.10 Nearby cities and towns ........................................ 16 1.10.1 Other outlying areas ...................................... 16 1.11 Parks .................................................. 16 1.12 Schools, colleges and universities ................................... 16 1.13 Armed Forces ............................................. 16 1.13.1 Coast Guard ......................................... 17 1.13.2 Army ............................................. 17 1.14 Media ................................................. 17 1.14.1 Broadcast television ...................................... 17 1.14.2 Radio stations ......................................... 17 1.15 Sister cities .............................................. 17 1.16 See also ................................................ 18 1.17 Notes ................................................. 18 1.18 Further reading ............................................ 20 1.18.1 General ............................................ 20 1.18.2 Art, architecture, literature, science .............................. 20 1.18.3 Race .............................................. 21 1.19 External links ............................................. 22 2 St. Michael’s Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina) 23 2.1 History ................................................. 23 2.2 Clock and bells ............................................ 23 2.3 See also ................................................ 23 2.4 References ............................................... 23 2.5 Further reading ............................................ 23 2.6 External links ............................................. 24 3 The Battery (Charleston) 25 3.1 See also ................................................ 26 3.2 References ............................................... 26 4 Pink House (Charleston, South Carolina) 27 4.1 See also ................................................ 27 4.2 References ............................................... 27 4.3 External links ............................................. 27 5 Old Slave Mart 28 5.1 Design ................................................. 28 5.2 History ................................................. 28 CONTENTS iii 5.3 References ............................................... 29 5.4 See also ................................................ 29 5.5 External links ............................................. 29 6 United Daughters of the Confederacy 30 6.1 History ................................................. 30 6.2 Children of the Confederacy ..................................... 30 6.3 See also ................................................ 31 6.4 Notes ................................................. 31 6.5 References ............................................... 31 6.6 Further reading ............................................ 31 7 Fort Sumter 32 7.1 Construction .............................................. 32 7.2 Civil War ............................................... 32 7.2.1 First Battle of Fort Sumter .................................. 33 7.2.2 Union siege of Fort Sumter .................................. 33 7.3 After the war ............................................. 35 7.4 Fort Sumter National Monument ................................... 35 7.5 Notes ................................................. 36 7.6 References ............................................... 37 7.6.1 Primary sources ........................................ 37 7.7 External links ............................................. 37 8 Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist (Charleston, South Carolina) 38 8.1 History ................................................. 38 8.2 Cathedral Clergy ........................................... 38 8.2.1 Bishops ............................................ 38 8.2.2 Rectors of the Cathedral ................................... 38 8.2.3 Priests ............................................. 38 8.3 100th Anniversary Renovations .................................... 38 8.4 Chapels ................................................ 39 8.5 Spire & Belltower ........................................... 39 8.5.1 Bells .............................................. 39 8.6 Windows ................................................ 40 8.6.1 Upper Church ........................................ 40 8.6.2 Lower Church ......................................... 40 8.7 Cathedral Music ............................................ 40 8.7.1 Director of Music ....................................... 40 8.7.2 Choirs ............................................. 40 8.7.3 Organs ............................................ 41 8.8 See also ................................................ 41 iv CONTENTS 8.9 References ............................................... 41 8.10 External links ............................................. 41 9 Charleston Historic District 42 9.1 References ............................................... 42 9.2 External links ............................................. 42 10 French Quarter (Charleston, South Carolina) 44 10.1 See also ................................................ 44 10.2 References ............................................... 44 11 Cypress Gardens (South Carolina) 45 11.1 History ................................................. 45 11.2 Description .............................................. 45 11.3 Movies and Television ......................................... 45 11.4 Gallery ................................................. 46 11.5 External links ............................................. 46 11.6 References ............................................... 46 11.7 Text and image sources, contributors, and licenses .......................... 47 11.7.1 Text .............................................. 47 11.7.2 Images ............................................ 49 11.7.3 Content license ........................................ 53 Chapter 1 Charleston, South Carolina Not to be confused with Charleston, West Virginia. Charleston is the oldest and second-largest city in the Residential gardens such as this one at the Calhoun Mansion abound in Charleston. The downtown Charleston waterfront on The Battery Waterfront Park overlooks Charleston Harbor and offers views of Fort Sumter and the Ravenel Bridge. Charleston has scores of historic buildings and homes downtown Founded in 1670 as Charles Town, no “e” on the end [5] in State of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston honor of King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted County,[3] and the principal city in the Charleston– its present name in 1783. It moved to its present loca- North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical tion on Oyster Point in 1680 from a location on the west Area.[4] The city lies just south of the geographical mid- bank of the Ashley River known as Albemarle Point. By point of South Carolina’s coastline and is located on 1690, Charles Town was the fifth-largest city in North Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed America,[6] and it remained among the ten largest cities in by the