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The Charleston Museum is a museum located in the Wraggborough neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1773, it is the oldest museum in the United States. [1] Its collection includes historic artifacts, natural history, decorative arts and two historic Charleston houses. It replaced the Old Charleston Museum that burned down ...
The Joseph Manigault House is a historic house museum in Charleston, South Carolina that is owned and operated by the Charleston Museum.Built in 1803, it was designed by Gabriel Manigault to be the home of his brother, and is nationally significant as a well-executed and preserved example of Adam style architecture.
The Fireproof Building, also known as the County Records Building, is located at 100 Meeting Street, at the northwest corner of Washington Square, in Charleston, South Carolina. Completed in 1827, it was the most fire-resistant building in America at the time, and is believed to be the oldest fire-resistant building in America today. [3]
The Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center is located at 340 Concord Street, Liberty Square, Charleston, South Carolina, on the banks of the Cooper River. [3] The center features museum exhibits about the disagreements between the North and South that led to the incidents at Fort Sumter, particularly in South Carolina and Charleston.
The South Carolina Historical Magazine, first published in 1900, is the only scholarly periodical entirely devoted to South Carolina history. In 1985 the Society began publication of the Carologue , a quarterly general-interest magazine of articles, illustrations, and photographs on state history, genealogy, preservation, and Society news.
The Edward Rutledge House, also known as the Carter-May House and now The Governor's House Inn, is a historic house at 117 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina. This 18th-century house was the home of Founding Father Edward Rutledge (1749–1800), a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and later Governor of South Carolina.
Simons would also serve on the boards of many of Charleston’s civic and cultural institutions, including the boards of the College of Charleston, the Charleston Museum, the Charleston Library Society, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, and the Poetry Society of Charleston. The Albert Simons Center for the Arts at the College of Charleston
"The Traditions of the Free Negro in Charleston, South Carolina". Journal of Negro History. 25 (2): 139– 152. doi:10.2307/2714595. JSTOR 2714595; Fraser, Walter J (1991). Charleston! Charleston! The History of a Southern City (Reprint ed.). Charleston, SC: University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0872497979.