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| harles Town's first earthquake February while people are recovering from small pox a major fire destroys much of the town weeks later |
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John Berkeley
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Sir George Carteret
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| Yellow fever epidemic, 200 deaths and a hurricane |
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America's First library a parochial institution,
a parochial instituion founded by anglican missionaries 3 years earlier funded by the Assembly and becomes America's first public library. |
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| South Carolina's first slave legislation is enacted |
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| The first Jewish Settler, a Spaniard who served as a interpreter for the governor is recorded in Charlestown. |
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| The congregation of St. Philip's Church is organized as the colony's first Anglican parish (the first St. Philip's Church was on the site of the present St. michaels and at the center of the public square in the Grand Modell)) |
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| Dissenters of the Anglican Church form an independent meeting house, (congregational church) on present day meeting street. |
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| The first french huegenots arrive aboard the ship Richmond |
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| Charles Town is officially moved to it's new location and laid out according to the 'Grand Modell' |
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| The lords proprietors direct gov Joseph West to complete Oyster Point settlement within the year and to call it Charles town. |
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| Oyster Point, is surveyed as a future town site for it's defensive capabilities |
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| The first permanent English settlement south of Virginia is established at Albemarle Point |
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| what do the fundamental constitutions endow? |
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| Religious tolerance and a landed gentry |
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| Lord Anthony Ashely Cooper issues the fundamental constitutions with the help of John Locke (secretary) |
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| King Charles II grants Carolana (later Carolina) to the eight lords proprietors (his supporters) |
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| Walled fortifications surrounding the town are mostly completed as shown on the Crisp map of 1711 (survey done 1704) Designed to ward off a Spanish attack by sea. |
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| The Assembly passes the Church Act under the influence of the Goose Creek Men, a political party of planters primarily of Barbadian origin. The act establishes the Anglican Church in the colony and directs the creation of 10 parishes with churches to be constructed at the colony's expense. |
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| A majority-black population in south carolina is recorded for the first time |
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| The Yemassee Indian War begins when 100 settlers are massacred by members of the Yemassee tribe in the St. Helena (Beaufort)l reguges flee to Charles Town. |
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| Col. William Rhett defeats pirates in a naval battle in the cape Fear River. The so-called "Gentleman Pirate," Stede Bonnet, is captures, tried and hanged near oyster point |
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| Dissatisfied with the rule of the Lord Proprietors, the S.C. House of Assembly forms a convention and petition to become a crown colony. |
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| The proprietary colony of Carolina was divided into two separetly governed royal colonies of North and South Carolina after the Lords Proprietors relinquished their interest to the Crown. |
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| The population of the colony, excluding tribal Indians, has grown to nearly 30,000. Of these, more than 20,000 are slaves. |
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| The South Carolina Gazette begins publications in the charlestown as the first newspaper south of Virginia |
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| The first opera performed in America, Flora, (or hob in the Well, is produced in the public room of Shepheard's Tavern |
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| The New Theatre referred to as the Dock Street Theatre opens performing the Recruiting Officer |
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| A slave insurrection on the plantation along the Stono River results in one of America' bloodiest slave rebellions |
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| The fire of 1740 burns nearly half the city including Elliot Broad, Union State, part of Church, and other streets. |
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| The first successful production and processing of indigo is completed. Eliza lucas is credited with its initial success and with her future husband, Charles Pinckney, for its promotion as the colony's second most important staple crop. |
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| The Charlestown library Society is organized. |
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| An extremely destructive hurricane washes across the city; another follows two weeks later |
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| At the corners of Broad and meeting streets, Charlestown's planned civic square is finally realized, with construction beginning on both the Statehouse and St. Michael's Church through authorization of the Assembly two years earlier. |
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| The St. Cecilia Society, America's first musical organization, is established in Charlestown |
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| The Stamp Act and the sugar act arouse local opposition |
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| Charlestown, nearing a population of 12,000, is the fourth largest city in British north America, after new york, philadelhpia and Boston |
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| A committee of the charlestown Library Society begins collecting materials to start the first museum in America, later called the charleston Museum, while merchants organize the nation's first Chamber of Commerce |
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| South Carolina delegates go to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and Henry Middleton becomes its second president |
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| The American Revolution begins. South Carolina's last royal governor, Lord William Campbell flees |
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| South carolina adopts its own constituion in march and sets up an independent government with john rutledge as president and henry laurens as vice president |
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| on June 28th William moultrie and a small band of patriots 1776 |
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| defended charlestown harbor by repulsing the english fleet led by Sir peter parker. Fort moultrie, a palmetto log fort, becomes the site of the first decisive victory over the british. |
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1773 was a year of firsts.
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America's first museum
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| Famous for corners of law is located where and represents what? |
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| meeting and broad streets |
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| north east corner 4 corners of law |
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| City Hall represents municipal law |
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| northwest corner 4 corners |
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| Old S.C. Statehouse (now County courthouse) represents state law |
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| Southwest corner 4 corner of law |
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| the federal builing and post office represents federal law |
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| southeast corner 4 corner law |
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| St. Michael's church represents God's law |
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| Four of Charlestown's native sons ____, ____,____, ____ sign the ______ 1776 |
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| Thoms Heyward Jr. Thomas Lynch Jr Arthur middleton and Edward Rutledge sign the declaration of independence in philadelphia |
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| The first golf organization in the country was the South Carolina Golf Club, organized in _____. Members played on |
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| 1787, Harleston Green until 1800 |
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| Another great fire destroys several blocks of the city |
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| Charlestown falls to the british on may 12. The occupation lasts for more than two years. As the british evacuate in 1782, they take with them the bells of st. michaels, much of the town's silver 3000 loyalist and 5000 slaves |
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| the city is incorporated and is henceforth known as charleston, with richard hutson as its first intendant (mayor), elected with a board of wardens. |
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| The college of Charleston is incorporated. |
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| An affirmative vote by the assembly sets plans to move the capital from charleston to a new site near the center of the state that icnludes aylors plantation, renamed columbia |
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| charlestonians john rutledge, chalres cotesworth pinckney, charles pinckney and pierce butler reresent south carolina at the constitutional convention in philadelphia. |
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| The S.C. statehouse in charleston is gutted in a suspicious fire. South caroina ratifies the uS constitution in the exchange building. |
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| Oresudebt geirge washington visits the city. He is lavishly entertained and stays at the home of thomas heyward jr, now known as the heyward washingotn house. |
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| a disastrous fire spreads west from east bay to meeting street, the area between broad and cumberland streets suffers the most damage. |
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| The foreign slave trade reopens in south carolina for the first time since, 1787. more than 40,000 african slaves are imported in the next five years before the practice is bought to an end under the uS constitution in 1808. |
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| a great cyclone strikes the city and dmages many buildings. |
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| Another great fire destroys several blocks of the city |
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| Charlestown falls to the british on may 12. The occupation lasts for more than two years. As the british evacuate in 1782, they take with them the bells of st. michaels, much of the town's silver 3000 loyalist and 5000 slaves |
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| the city is incorporated and is henceforth known as charleston, with richard hutson as its first intendant (mayor), elected with a board of wardens. |
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| The college of Charleston is incorporated. |
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| An affirmative vote by the assembly sets plans to move the capital from charleston to a new site near the center of the state that icnludes aylors plantation, renamed columbia |
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| charlestonians john rutledge, chalres cotesworth pinckney, charles pinckney and pierce butler reresent south carolina at the constitutional convention in philadelphia. |
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| The S.C. statehouse in charleston is gutted in a suspicious fire. South caroina ratifies the uS constitution in the exchange building. |
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| Oresudebt geirge washington visits the city. He is lavishly entertained and stays at the home of thomas heyward jr, now known as the heyward washingotn house. |
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| a disastrous fire spreads west from east bay to meeting street, the area between broad and cumberland streets suffers the most damage. |
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| The foreign slave trade reopens in south carolina for the first time since, 1787. more than 40,000 african slaves are imported in the next five years before the practice is bought to an end under the uS constitution in 1808. |
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| a great cyclone strikes the city and dmages many buildings. |
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| Another fierce hurricane comes ashore in the low country surrounding cHARLESTON |
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| the denmark vesey slave insurrection plot is uncovered. Conspirators are hung or sent from the state, and stricter slave laws are enacted. |
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John C Calhoun is elected vice president of the united states under president john quincy adams.
Members of thekK Beth Elohim synagogue organize the reformed society of Isrealites, beggining reform judaism in america |
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| Edar Allan Poe is stationed at fort moultrie on sullivans island, his short story the gold bug draws heavily upon his experience |
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| a banner economic year for charleston commences with the shipment of its largest sea island cotton crop and its second largest rice crop |
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| the nullification controversy begins as a response to the tariffs of 1828 and 1832, enactments unfavorable to the southern states |
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| the completion of a railway stretching from charleston to hamburg, a distance of 136 miles, result in the longest railroad in the world at this time |
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| st philips episcopal church is destroyed by fire |
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| fiRE RAGES Across 145 acres of the city destroying nearly 1,000 buildings eastwad from king street to ansonborough |
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| with the beginning of an annual appropriation from the city the college of charleston becomes the first munipally supportted college in the united states |
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| the citadel, the military college of south carolina is established in charleston on the grounds of an arsenal built in 1830 in reaction to the denmark vesey slave uprising |
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| south carolinians sign the ordinance of secesion on dec 20 at institute hall in charleston. Six days later us army maj robert anderson moves his troops from fort moultrie to fort sumter |
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| on april 12 the firing of federal forces at fort sumter initiates the war between the states. perhaps the worst fire in charlestons history occurs on dec 11 with the path of the blaze extending in a diagonal direction from the cooper |
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| On may 13 1862 robert small a slave who had been pressed into the confederate navy seizes control of the confederate ship planter moored at the southern wharf smalls, along with 12 other slaves sails through confederate lines and turns the planter over to a union naval squadron blockading the city. This daring expliot brings smalls great fame throughout the north |
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the 54th massachusetts an african american regiment under the command of col robert gould shaw, leads an assault on battery wagner off charleston harbor on morris island. The regiment sustains heavy casualties
the federal bombardment of charleston, which last nearly 18 months begins in august shells fall as far north as calhoun street |
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| on february 17th the confederate submarine HL hunley sinks the union ship housatonic off sullivans island. The sub, with its crew of eight mysteriously disapear on its way back and is lost for more than 100 years |
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| federal troops occupy the city in february after 545 days of siege |
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| phosphates are discovered on former plantation lands outside the city precipitating a booming new industry |
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| the reconstruction era is marked with an unprecented racially integrated government |
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| william ashmead courtenay is elected mayor and during his eightyear administration greatyl expands the city parks and other public services |
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| a devastating earthquake strikes charleston in august destroying and damaging countless properties and killing nearly 100 people |
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| the navy yard at port royal is relocated to a cooper river site, a few miles above charlestons city limits |
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| the interstate and west indian exposition, a world's fair opens at hampton park, bringing international attention to the city. |
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| a hurricane hits the city and its environs in august destroying the last vestigest of the rice industry by contaminating fields with salt water |
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| the boll weevil is first detected, the insect destroys the sea island cotton industry by 1919 |
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| the cooper river bridge opens connecting charletson and mount pleasant (grace memorial bridge) (((((i thoguht it was ravenell wtf) |
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| a pioneering zoning ordinance is passed by charleston city council creating the nations first official historic district and board of architectural review |
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| the opera porgy and bess based in charlestonian dubose heywards novel porgy is compsed by george gershwin opens in NYC |
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| two tornados strike the city within 15 minutes the second devastates the city market |
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| a hurricane the worst in nearly 30 years hamemrs the city |
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| with the beggining of world war 2 the charleston area swells with additional population the navy yard becomes the htird largest industry in the state |
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| judges j waites waring rules in charleston that south carolina primary elections must be opened to african americans, Introducing the civil rights era |
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the HCF ansonborough rehabilition project begins using an innovative method of financing a revolving fund for restoration
J palmer gaillard becomes mayor of charleston and within a year opens charleston municipal golf course to both blacks and whites the first integrated municipal faciility ("i'm not racist i play golf with black people")-1959 |
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| the city's historic district is expanded to include the neighborhoods of ansonborough and harleston village and preservation zoning ordinance is significantly updated |
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| the society for the preservation of old dwellings now the preservation society of charleston is founded by susan pringle frost and others |
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| The hospital strike in charleston becomes one of the nation's focal civil rights struggles |
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| joseph p riley jr is elected mayor of charleston for his first term |
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| the arts festival spoelta USA begins |
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| on sept 21 hurricane hugo causes extensive damage to the charleston area |
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| charleston waterfront park opens to the public |
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| the navy yard and naval base close tourism becomes charlestons largest industry |
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| on august 8th the confederate submarine HL hunley is found and raised, four years later its eight crewman are identified through DNA testing and are buried in magnolia cemetary with full military honors |
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| the charleston school of law accepts its first students |
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| the eight-lane arthur ravennel jr bridge replaces the john P grace memorial bridge and the silas n pearman bridge connecting charleston to mt pleasent via highway 17 at the time of its completion the 1546 foot main span of the Ravenel bridge makes it to the longest cable stayed bridge in the western hemisphere |
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| using a $75,000 gift from the historic charleston foundation the city of charleston updates its preservation plan for the first time since 1975 the new plan recomends among other things that the neighborhood area character appraisals to be used to guide development and preservation in charlestons older suburban neighborhoods such as riverland terrace and south windermere |
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| mcleod plantation on james island is purchased by charleston county parks from historic charleston foundation to be used as a public park. |
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