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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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Major Stede Bonnet | History of SC Slide Collection

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Major Stede Bonnet | History of SC Slide Collection
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The Pirate Stede Bonnet is one of the more colorful characters in South Carolina history. In the early 18th century there was sometimes very little difference between legal piracy--the licensing of...
Charleston Forts, Part 7 7

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Charleston Forts, Part 7
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In this segment, cannons are discussed and more history. The Q & A portion continues.
Charleston Forts, Part 4 | Project Discovery 4

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Charleston Forts, Part 4 | Project Discovery
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The transformation of Fort Sumter is discussed, contrasting its condition in 1863 and now. The Fort that can be seen now is only about 10 percent of what it consisted of then. Fort Moultrie's history...
Charleston Forts, Part 1 1

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Charleston Forts, Part 1
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The story of the three forts that have defended our coast, from the time of our settlers through the World War II, is told in the episode of Project Discovery. At the beginning of the American...
Charleston Forts, Part 2 2

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Charleston Forts, Part 2
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The story of the three forts continues with this segment on Fort Johnson and Fort Sumter.
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Charleston Forts, Part 3
Episode 3
Q & A on the three forts being featured in this episode of Project Discovery. .
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Charleston Forts, Part 6
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Q & A on the history of the Charleston Forts is discussed. The effect of rifle artillery against a permanent structure is discussed, and also the use of mortars is discussed.
Septima Clark | Periscope

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Septima Clark | Periscope
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In 1916, Septima Clark was a young African American teacher looking forward to her first teaching assignment in South Carolina. There, she learned firsthand about the poverty and inequality in...
Sarah Grimké | Periscope

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Sarah Grimké | Periscope
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Abolitionist Sarah Grimké was born into a wealthy slaveholding Charleston family in 1792. After experiencing the injustices of slavery firsthand, she became a noted speaker for the antislavery...
Philip Simmons | Periscope

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Philip Simmons | Periscope
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There are hundreds of Philip Simmons's gates and fences around Charleston. One of his gates hangs in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He has won national awards and was commissioned to...
Philip Simmons | Periscope

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Philip Simmons | Periscope
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At the age of 12, Philip became an apprentice to a blacksmith. It was a hard job. Apprentices swept floors, shoed horses and worked simple pieces of iron while laboring around a hot forge. Only after...
Philip Simmons, Master Blacksmith | Periscope

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Philip Simmons, Master Blacksmith | Periscope
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When Philip Simmons was a child, he liked to draw the wrought iron gates around Charleston, South Carolina. The spirals and loops he saw in the ironwork inspired his artistic abilities. Philip would...
Siege of Charles Town - 1780

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Siege of Charles Town - 1780
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The War for American Independence began well for the Patriots in the South. In the city of Charles Town, South Carolina (known as “Charleston” after the war)—an unfinished palmetto fort withstood the...
CSS Hunley | Eye on the Past

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CSS Hunley | Eye on the Past
Brief history of the CSS Hunley submarine. The Hunley became the first submarine to sink a federal warship, the U.S.S Housatonic.
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage

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Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage
Following the Tea Act of 1773 many colonial citizens refused to pay the duty and boycotted British tea. This video portrays actions taken by some citizens of Charleston in November and December, 1774...
Middleton Place - Artisan Blacksmith | Making it Grow Middleton Place

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Middleton Place
Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Seamstress.
Middleton Place - Artisan Blacksmith | Making it Grow Middleton Place

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Middleton Place
Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Potter.
Middleton Place

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Middleton Place
Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Blacksmith.
Middleton Place

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Middleton Place
Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Cooper.
William Price Fox | A Literary Tour of South Carolina Mary Alice Monroe | A Literary Tour of South Carolina

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Mary Alice Monroe | A Literary Tour of South Carolina
Although known for her intimate portrayals of women’s lives, Mary Alice Monroe’s writing has gained added purpose and depth with her move to the South Carolina Lowcountry. Living on the Isle of Palms...