Charleston: Harbor City Where the Civil War Began
Charleston was founded in 1670 and spent much of the colonial period as the wealthiest city in British North America, its economy built on rice, indigo, and the Atlantic slave trade. The peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper rivers fills with buildings from the 1700s and early 1800s, preserved by a combination of early preservation ordinances, the economic stagnation that followed the Civil War, and deliberate restoration since the 1930s. Rainbow Row on East Bay Street, a block of 13 Georgian townhouses painted in pastel shades, dates from the 1740s.
Fort Sumter sits on a man-made island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor. The first shots of the American Civil War were fired on the fort at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Confederate batteries along the shore. Federal forces under Major Robert Anderson surrendered after 34 hours of bombardment. The fort is now a national monument reachable only by ferry. St. Michael's Church at the corner of Broad and Meeting has stood since 1761 and contains pews once occupied by George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
The College of Charleston, founded in 1770, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. The Citadel, the state's military college, occupies a separate campus along the Ashley River. The Medical University of South Carolina runs the largest hospital system in the Lowcountry. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, founded in 1676, maintains one of the oldest landscaped gardens in America. Charleston is also the deepest harbor on the southeastern Atlantic coast, and the South Carolina Ports Authority terminals handle container traffic that ranks among the busiest on the East Coast.
Escort websites operating in the Charleston area are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The site works as a directory and nothing more. It does not set up appointments, confirm regulatory standing, or act as a middleman. Users must be at least 21 years old.
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Charleston was founded in 1670 and spent much of the colonial period as the wealthiest city in British North America, its economy built on rice, indigo, and the Atlantic slave trade. The peninsula between the Ashley and Cooper rivers fills with buildings from the 1700s and early 1800s, preserved by a combination of early preservation ordinances, the economic stagnation that followed the Civil War, and deliberate restoration since the 1930s. Rainbow Row on East Bay Street, a block of 13 Georgian townhouses painted in pastel shades, dates from the 1740s.
Fort Sumter sits on a man-made island at the mouth of Charleston Harbor. The first shots of the American Civil War were fired on the fort at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, by Confederate batteries along the shore. Federal forces under Major Robert Anderson surrendered after 34 hours of bombardment. The fort is now a national monument reachable only by ferry. St. Michael's Church at the corner of Broad and Meeting has stood since 1761 and contains pews once occupied by George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
The College of Charleston, founded in 1770, is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the United States. The Citadel, the state's military college, occupies a separate campus along the Ashley River. The Medical University of South Carolina runs the largest hospital system in the Lowcountry. Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, founded in 1676, maintains one of the oldest landscaped gardens in America. Charleston is also the deepest harbor on the southeastern Atlantic coast, and the South Carolina Ports Authority terminals handle container traffic that ranks among the busiest on the East Coast.
Escort websites operating in the Charleston area are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The site works as a directory and nothing more. It does not set up appointments, confirm regulatory standing, or act as a middleman. Users must be at least 21 years old.
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