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The Medway Plan

"The Medway Plan"   USS Charleston Bounty This plaque recognizes the spirit of generosity displayed by the citizens of Charleston, SC for the liberated peoples of Europe in the years immediately...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • world war ii
  • 1948
  • france
  • flers

US Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

ENTERED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCTOBER 9, 1974   U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AMMI BURNHAM YOUNG E. B. WHITE ARCHITECTS   1853 THIS PROPERTY SIGNIFICANTLY...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • custom house
  • e.b. white
  • ammi burnham young
  • 1853
  • 1976
  • gerald ford
  • jack eckerd

The Site of Craven Bastion

THE SITE OF CRAVEN BASTION   THE PLAN OF   CHARLES TOWN   PREPARED BY EDWARD CRISP ABOUT 1704, GIVES THE   LOCATION OF THE SEVERAL BASTIONS  ____   DESIGNATED AN HISTORIC CUSTOM HOUSE...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • edward crisp
  • 1704
  • 1922

The Site of Carteret Bastion

THE SITE OF   CARTERET BASTION   THE PLAN OF   CHARLES TOWN   PREPARED BY EDWARD CRISP ABOUT 1704, GIVES THE LOCATION OF THE SEVERAL BASTIONS   PLACED BY THE CITY OF CHARLESTON  ...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • carteret bastion
  • charles town
  • 1704
  • edward crisp
  • 1940

Hibernian Society

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY FOUNDED MARCH 17 1801MET IN CORBETT'S TAVERN UNTIL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HALL DEDICATED 1841 LONG A CENTER OF CIVIC LIFE IN DISASTERS AS IN PROSPERITY ITS PRESIDENTS ALTERNATE...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • irish
  • 1801
  • 1841

Hibernian Hall

HIBERNIAN HALL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974   NATIONAL...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • landmark
  • irish
  • national par...
  • 1974

George Washington, Washington Square, Charleston

George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732. As a boy, he excelled in field sports, and though his formal education was limited, he exhibited skill in mathematics and surveying....

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1732
  • 1781
  • 1787
  • 1789
  • 1791
  • 1792
  • 1799

Memorial Tree George Washington

MEMORIAL TREE GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732-1932 PLANTED BY CITY OF CHARLESTON MARKED BY REBECCA MOTTE, CHAPTER, D.A.R.Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1732
  • 1932

George Washington Returns to Charleston

George Washington Returns to Charleston   In 1881, on the 100-year anniversary of General Cornwallis' surrender to General Washington at Yorktown, the city of Charleston renamed its first public...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1881
  • william westmoreland
  • 1999

CO A 25th Regiment SCV

CO A   25TH REGIMENT SCV   WHERE SOME BENEATH VIRGINIAN WILLS   AND SOME BY GREEN ATLANTIC RILLS   SOME BY THE WATERS OF THE WEST   A MYRIAD UNKNOWN HEROES REST   AND WE CAN ONLY DIMLY CUESS WHAT...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us army
  • ross james