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The Coast Guard in Charleston

The Coast Guard in Charleston   Authorized by Congress on August 4, 1790, US Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton established the United States Revenue Cutter Service as an armed customs...

The Coast Guard in Charleston   Authorized by Congress on August 4, 1790, US Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton established the United States Revenue Cutter Service as an armed...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us coast guard
  • coast guard
  • alexander hamilton
  • hugh campbell
  • abraham lincoln
  • war of 1812
  • civil war
  • world war i
  • world war ii
  • 1790
  • 1812
  • 1813
  • 1832
  • 1853
  • 1861
  • 1915
  • 1942

In Memory of the Garrison Defending Fort Sumter During the Bombardment

ERECTED BY THE UNITED STATES 1932 MEMORY OF THE GARRISON DEFENDING FORT SUMTER DURING THE BOMBARDMENT APRIL 12-14, 1861 MAJOR ROBERT ANDERSON FIRST U. S. ARTILLERY COMMANDINGSubmitted by @lampbane

ERECTED BY THE UNITED STATES 1932 MEMORY OF THE GARRISON DEFENDING FORT SUMTER DURING THE BOMBARDMENT APRIL 12-14, 1861 MAJOR ROBERT ANDERSON FIRST U. S. ARTILLERY COMMANDINGSubmitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • fort sumter
  • civil war
  • 1861
  • robert anderson
  • 1932

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Cemetery

ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY   CHURCH BUILT 1835 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1861 MERGED WITH CHRIST CHURCH RUTLEDGE AVE. AND SUMTER ST. WHICH WAS TORN DOWN AND NEW ST. PETER'S BUILT 1931   MOVED...

ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH CEMETERY   CHURCH BUILT 1835 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1861 MERGED WITH CHRIST CHURCH RUTLEDGE AVE. AND SUMTER ST. WHICH WAS TORN DOWN AND NEW ST. PETER'S BUILT 1931   MOVED...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • st. peter's
  • church
  • 1835
  • 1861
  • 1931
  • 1973

Seven-Inch Banded Brooks Rifle

SEVEN-INCH BANDED BROOKS RIFLE   THIS GUN WAS EMPLOYED IN THE BOMBARDMENT OF FEDERAL TROOPS AT FORT SUMTER FROM FORT JOHNSON ON APRIL 12 AND 13, 1861.Submitted by @lampbane

SEVEN-INCH BANDED BROOKS RIFLE   THIS GUN WAS EMPLOYED IN THE BOMBARDMENT OF FEDERAL TROOPS AT FORT SUMTER FROM FORT JOHNSON ON APRIL 12 AND 13, 1861.Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • cannon
  • gun
  • fort sumter
  • 1861

A History of Courtenay Square

A HISTORY OF COURTENAY SQUARE   Firefighting in Charleston   Fires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and epidemics... although Charleston has faced many kinds of disasters over its long history,...

A HISTORY OF COURTENAY SQUARE   Firefighting in Charleston   Fires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and epidemics... although Charleston has faced many kinds of disasters over its long history,...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • firefighting
  • fire department
  • 1698
  • 1861
  • 1877
  • 1882
  • william courtenay
  • 1886
  • 1877
  • well

Fort Sumter Bombarded

FORT SUMTER BOMBARDED   Fort Sumter, 1861   Fort Sumter, 1863   The lighthouse in the distance marks the southern tip of Morris Island. In July, 1863, Union troops landed there and advanced...

FORT SUMTER BOMBARDED   Fort Sumter, 1861   Fort Sumter, 1863   The lighthouse in the distance marks the southern tip of Morris Island. In July, 1863, Union troops landed there and advanced...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • fort sumter
  • 1861
  • 1863

Washington Light Infantry

WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY 1807   1812-WAR of 1812-1814 between the United States and Great Britain. This Company was mustered into active service. 1836-SEMINOLE WAR-The Washington Light Infantry...

WASHINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY 1807   1812-WAR of 1812-1814 between the United States and Great Britain. This Company was mustered into active service. 1836-SEMINOLE WAR-The Washington Light Infantry...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • military
  • 1807
  • 1812
  • 1836
  • 1847
  • 1861
  • 1917
  • 1940

Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company

WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL COMPANY   DISTINGUISHED FOR ACHIEVEMENT AS STATIONERS BOOK BINDERS, AND PRINTERS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1821 BY JOHN C. WALKER APPOINTED LITHOGRAPHERS AND PRINTERS TO THE...

WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL COMPANY   DISTINGUISHED FOR ACHIEVEMENT AS STATIONERS BOOK BINDERS, AND PRINTERS. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1821 BY JOHN C. WALKER APPOINTED LITHOGRAPHERS AND PRINTERS TO...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • john c. walker
  • 1821
  • 1861
  • 1865
  • 1953

The Independent or Congregational Church of Charlestowne

THE INDEPENDENT OR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHARLESTOWNE FOUNDED 1681   The brickwork below is thought to be from the second of four buildings to house the church. Constructed in 1732, it was...

THE INDEPENDENT OR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF CHARLESTOWNE FOUNDED 1681   The brickwork below is thought to be from the second of four buildings to house the church. Constructed in 1732, it...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • church
  • robert mills
  • 1732
  • 1804
  • 1861
  • 1891

S.C. Institute Hall

THIS BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY S. C. INSTITUTE HALL WHERE ON DECEMBER 20, 1860,WAS SIGNED AND RATIFIED THE   ORDINANCE OF SECESSION   WHICH WITHDREW THE STATE OF SOUTH...

THIS BUILDING STANDS ON THE SITE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY S. C. INSTITUTE HALL WHERE ON DECEMBER 20, 1860,WAS SIGNED AND RATIFIED THE   ORDINANCE OF SECESSION   WHICH WITHDREW THE STATE OF...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • civil war
  • 1860
  • 1861