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“Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state.”

“Charleston County and the city of Charleston, its county seat, are the most historic locations in the state.” Situated in the Lowcountry, the county serves as a popular vacation destination but also relies on the business that results from its port. The area in general serves as a large cultural and economic hub for the state.

Charleston County was founded as Charleston District in 1769, and the district became smaller after some of its lands were used to create Colleton and Berkeley counties. The county and its seat were named after King Charles II.

The city and county are saturated with Revolutionary War and Civil War history. Three signers of the United States Constitution and two famous abolitionists resided in Charleston County, and the Civil War began when soldiers fired shots from the county’s Fort Sumter.

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Man Playing the Fiddle | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Man Playing the Fiddle | History Of SC Slide Collection
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An unknown man, Charleston County, playing the fiddle, around 1900. By rights this photograph should be of a banjo, whose origins are indisputably African. As early as the late 17th century, records...
Middleton Place | History of SC Slide Collection

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Middleton Place | History of SC Slide Collection
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Middleton Place was one of the great plantations along the Ashley River. A three story brick house was probably built around 1705 by John Williams. His daughter married Henry Middleton and after their...
Snee Farm Tour, Part 1 | Powder Magazine Museum

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Snee Farm Tour, Part 1 | Powder Magazine Museum
Mrs. Ann Edwards talks to children about the life of Charles Pinckney and his love of his estate, Snee Farm. Mrs. Edwards highlights Charles Pinckney's service during the Revolutionary War, his public...
Summerville Tea Plantation | History of SC Slide Collection

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Summerville Tea Plantation | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 21
One of the more unusual agricultural ventures in South Carolina has been the successful tea plantation located in Summerville. Here in the Pinehurst Tea Gardens are the fragile tea plants in the...
Sorghum Cane Grinder | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sorghum Cane Grinder | History of SC Slide Collection
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A Native American family near Summerville uses a sorghum cane grinder in their yard. Photograph by Marion Post, January 1939, for the Farm Security Administration. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...
William May Wightman | History of SC Slide Collection

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William May Wightman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 140
William May Wightman (1808-1882) was chosen as the Bishop of the Southern Methodist Episcopal Church in 1866, after a distinguished career as an educator and Methodist minister. Educated at the...
John Wesley | History of SC Slide Collection

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John Wesley | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 139
John Wesley (1703-1791), the founder of the Methodist Church, was in South Carolina only briefly, but the denomination he founded has had a profound effect on the province and state. From a small...
Thomas Sumter | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Sumter | History of SC Slide Collection
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Thomas Sumter (1732-1832) was, at his death, the last surviving general of the Revolutionary Army. Born in Charlottesville, Virginia, he fought in the French and Indian Wars as a Virginia militia man...
William Loughton Smith | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Loughton Smith | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 131
William Loughton Smith (1758-1812) was one of the leading Federalists in South Carolina in the early national period. Educated in schools in London, he studied law at the Middle Temple and returned to...
Robert Smalls | History of SC Slide Collection

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Robert Smalls | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 130
A former slave who became a state legislator and U.S. Congressman, Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was born in Beaufort, and moved with his master to Charleston in 1851. During the Civil War, he was pressed...
Hilla Sheriff | History of SC Slide Collection

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Hilla Sheriff | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 128
Hilla Sheriff (1900-1988) was a leader in shaping public health policies in South Carolina. She graduated from the College of Charleston, and was one of only three women to receive a medical degree...
Eliza Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection

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Eliza Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 126
Eliza Rutledge (1776-1842), the daughter of John Rutledge, was fifteen when she was painted by the distinguished American historical painter John Trumbull (1756-1843) in 1791. She later became Mrs...
Edward Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection

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Edward Rutledge | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 125
Son of an Irish immigrant doctor, Edward Rutledge (1749-1800) was born in Charleston where he received his early education. Later, he studied law at the Middle Temple in London, returning to South...