“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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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...
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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...
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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...
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Brief history of the CSS Hunley submarine. The Hunley became the first submarine to sink a federal warship, the U.S.S Housatonic.
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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...
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Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Seamstress.
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Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Potter.
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Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Blacksmith.
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Clemson Extension Agent and Host of Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Middleton Place near Charleston, SC and talks with their Artisan Cooper.
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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...
