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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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James Lide Coker | History of SC Slide Collection

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James Lide Coker | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 44
Born near Society Hill, James Lide Coker (1837-1918) attended local schools, the South Carolina Military Institute of Charleston, and Harvard University, where he received specialized agricultural...
Mordecai Cohen | History of SC Slide Collection

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Mordecai Cohen | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 43
Mordecai Cohen (1763-1848) was born in Poland, but amassed extensive real estate holdings in Charleston after the Revolution. A planter and philanthropist, he served as Commissioner of the Poor House...
Mary Boykin Chesnut | History of SC Slide Collection

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Mary Boykin Chesnut | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 39
Mary Boykin Chesnut (1823-1886) was the wife of James Chesnut Jr., and a famous Civil War diarist. Born near Camden, she attended private schools; at Madame Talvande's School in Charleston she first...
Pirates of the Carolinas - Blackbeard - Episode 3 Pirates of the Carolinas 5

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Pirates of the Carolinas
Episode 5
Although males, young and old, comprised the great majority of pirates, some women seeking the same adventure and plunder disguised themselves as males and also signed aboard pirate vessels. Anne...
Governor James Byrnes | History of SC Slide Collection

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Governor James Byrnes | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 31
Born in Charleston in 1879, Governor James Byrnes (1879-1972) attended local schools. Because of his father's death, Byrnes had to begin working early in life to help support his mother. He worked as...
Pierce Butler | History of SC Slide Collection

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Pierce Butler | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 28
Born in Ireland, Pierce Butler (1744-1822) arrived in America as an officer in the British Army stationed in Boston. However, he resigned prior to the Revolutionary War and moved to Charleston where...
Aedenus Burke | History of SC Slide Collection

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Aedenus Burke | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 25
Aedenus Burke (1743-1802) served South Carolina as an anti-federalist legislator and a judge, one who was associated with the interests of the Backcountry in spite of his connections and residence in...
William Henry Brown | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Henry Brown | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 24
William Henry Brown (1808-1883), born in Charleston, was an unusual South Carolina artist, known for his portrait silhouettes. This is a self-portrait, illustrating a form of likeness that was popular...
William Watts Ball | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Watts Ball | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 12
William Watts Ball (1868-1952) was the long-time editor of the Charleston "News and Courier." Born in Laurens County, he grew up during Reconstruction, and, according to legend, held Wade Hampton's...
John Bachman | History of SC Slide Collection

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John Bachman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 11
A naturalist and Lutheran minister, John Bachman (1790-1874) was born in Rhenebeck, New York. He came to South Carolina in 1815 when he was appointed to St. John's Lutheran Church in Charleston, and...
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special The Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Special

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The Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Special
The "Palmetto Special" leaves Columbia and travels to Spartanburg County. At the beginning of the program the Fall Line is defined, along with an introduction to the backcountry, the frontier of South...
Gullah Culture | The Palmetto Special The Hunley | Palmetto Special

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The Hunley | Palmetto Special
The video location is at the Naval Polaris Missile Base in North Charleston. This is the largest submarine base on the east coast today. Learn about the sinking of the U.S.S. Housatonic by the Hunley...
John James Audubon | History of SC Slide Collection

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John James Audubon | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 10
John James Audubon (1785-1851), an American ornithologist, spent nearly four decades sketching, publishing, and promoting a monumental catalogue of the birds of America; his "The Birds of America,"...
Major Robert Anderson | History of SC Slide Collection

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Major Robert Anderson | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 9
Born near Louisville, Kentucky, Robert Anderson (1805-1871) graduated from West Point in 1825 and received an U.S. Army commission. When the secession of South Carolina became imminent, he was sent to...
William Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection

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William Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection
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Born in Charleston in 1806, William Aiken (1806-1887) attended Hurlburt School and the South Carolina College. After receiving an inheritance from his father, he became a successful rice planter on...
Lester Bates | History of SC Slide Collection

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Lester Bates | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 10
The growing pressures brought to bear against legal segregation by the federal court system, that culminated in the 1954 Supreme Court decision in "Brown v. The Board of Education" of Topeka, Kansas...
Battery Jasper | History of SC Slide Collection

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Battery Jasper | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 2
Although this photograph of Battery Jasper, located several hundred yards east of Fort Moultrie, was taken in the late 1890s, it shows the construction of the coastal defense system around the fort...