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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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John Laurens | History of SC Slide Collection

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John Laurens | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 83
John Laurens (c1755-1782) was the son of Continental Congress President Henry Laurens, and aide-de-camp to George Washington. Born in South Carolina, Laurens went to London to study law, but returned...
Henry Laurens | History of SC Slide Collection

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Henry Laurens | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 82
Henry Laurens (1724-1792), one of South Carolina's leading figures during the Revolution, was a member of the First and Second Provincial Congresses, President of the Council of Safety, and President...
Dr. Ernest E. Just | Scientific SC

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Dr. Ernest E. Just | Scientific SC
Produced by Darren K. Woodland Jr., 2017 Knowitall.org Spring Semester Intern ​Dr. Ernest E. Just was born in Charleston, S.C. in 1883. He was an African American biologist, teacher, and scholar who...
Alfred Huger | History of SC Slide Collection

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Alfred Huger | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 74
Alfred Huger (1788-1872), a noted Unionist and supporter of Andrew Jackson during the Nullification Controversy, was appointed by Jackson to be Postmaster in 1834, a post he held until 1865, when he...
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 73
Born in Charleston in 1922, E. "Fritz" Hollings (1922- ) received his education in local public schools and the Citadel, from which he graduated in 1942. During WWII, Hollings served in the U.S. Army...
Robert Y. Hayne | History of SC Slide Collection

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Robert Y. Hayne | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 72
Robert Y. Hayne (1791-1839) served as governor of South Carolina from 1832-1834. Hayne was born on his family's plantation, Pon Pon, in St. Paul's Parish. After studying law under Langdon Cheves...
Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection

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Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 71
Born in Charleston, Governor Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was educated by private tutors and later graduated from the South Carolina College. He studied, but never practiced, law. Instead, Hampton...
Sarah Moore Grimké | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sarah Moore Grimké | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 68
Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) and her sister Angeline Emily Grimké (1805-1879) were abolitionists and advocates of women's rights. Born into a wealthy and aristocratic family from Charleston, the...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection

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Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66
Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960), born in Porcher's Bluff near Mt. Pleasant, made significant contributions to the understanding and promotion of South Carolina history. A graduate of Winthrop College...
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection

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Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 63
Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was raised in New England in a Quaker family, but helped organize local Rhode Island militia when the revolution approached, and in 1775 was appointed the commander of a...
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection

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James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 62
James Glen (1701-1777) served as one of South Carolina's most effective colonial governors. Born in Scotland, appointed governor in 1738, he arrived in the colony in 1743 and served until 1756, longer...
Christopher Gadsden | History of SC Slide Collection

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Christopher Gadsden | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 58
Christopher Gadsden (1724-1805) was an early radical voice in Charleston for colonial union against the authority of Parliament. Born in Charleston, by 1761 he had amassed a considerable fortune in...
Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 57
Richard Furman (1755-1825) was a Baptist clergyman and educator. Born in Esopus, New York, Furman came to Charleston with his family as an infant. They moved to the High Hills of the Santee in May...
Charles Fraser | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charles Fraser | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 56
Charles Fraser (1782-1860), born in Charleston, began his education at a classical school and continued at the College of Charleston. At an early age, he showed artistic qualities which were...
John Drayton | History of SC Slide Collection

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John Drayton | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 52
John Drayton (1766-1822) served as governor of South Carolina from 1800-1802 and from 1808-1810. The eldest child of William Henry Drayton, he was born at Drayton Hall. He was educated at the College...
William Crafts, Jr | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Crafts, Jr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 46
A poet, politician and reformer born in Charleston, William Crafts, Jr. (1787-1826), was educated by tutors and later entered Harvard, graduating in 1805. He returned to Charleston and studied law...
Carolina Style | Palmetto Special

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Carolina Style | Palmetto Special
This lesson is a brief survey of the art, architecture, literature and theatre of South Carolina. It opens with a series of skits where "comedic characters" "put down" South Carolina's interest in...
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special Fort Sumter | Palmetto Special

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Fort Sumter | Palmetto Special
REENACTMENT: Four of the principals at Fort Sumter discuss in retrospect events that led to the "firing of the first shot of the Civil War." These people are: Major Robert Anderson; Commander of the...
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special Denmark Vesey's Plot | Palmetto Special

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Denmark Vesey's Plot | Palmetto Special
The program begins with Vesey discussing the condition of slavery with an acquaintance who is a slave Later, at a meeting, details of the plot are worked out with co-conspirators including Peter Poyas...
Pirates of the Carolinas 7

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 7
DISCLAIMER: This video has a lot of visual images of hangings and decapitation. Stede Bonnet had sought and received a pardon from Governor Eden at Bathtown, North Carolina, and a privateering letter...