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Name years that hurricane hit. 1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989 (Hugo) Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. Denmark Vesey Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. November 21, 1824. First US VP to resign. John C. Calhoun under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun also VP under John Adams in 1824. Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice crop both in what year? 1828 Nullification Controversy was in response to what? 1828 and 1832 tariffs. Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year?
How long was railway and where did it go? 136 miles from Charleston to Hamburg. What happened to St. Philip's in 1835? Destroyed by fire. how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged? 144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings eastward from King St. to Anson borough. First municipal college and year city funded it. College of Charleston. 1839. What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? SC Arsenal. What year was Citadel established and where?
- On grounds of SC Arsenal. Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? December 20, 1860. Where was Ordinance of Secession signed? Institute Hall.
How long did Union bombardment last? 18 months Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay?
- Stayed at Gov. William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St. What did Hunley do and when? Sank Housatonic on February 17, 1864. How many days did union siege last? 545 days Month and year that Union occupation started? February 1865 What booming industry started in 1867? Phosphate what mayor expands parks and other public services and when? William Ashmead Courtenay in 1879 When did big earthquake happen?
How many died in earthquake? almost 100. What happened in Hamton Park in 1902? Interstate and West Indian Expo. What month and year did hurricane wipe out last of rice industry? August, 1911 When was boll weevil detected? By what year was cotton industry destroyed?
Who was Susan Pringle Frost? A founder of Society for Preservation of Old Dwellings. When was Society for Preservation of Old Dwellings founded? 1920
what is the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Progam and year it started? Revolving fund for restoration started in 1959. Year that historic district expanded and zoning ordinance updated? What areas were included in expansion?
- Ansonborough and Harleston Village. What year did Pearman Bridge open? 1966 Riley elected firt time in what year? 1975 SPoleto started in what year? 1977 Navy base closed in what year?
Tourism becomes largest in dustry in what year?
When was Hunley raised? August 8, 2000. How many crew members did Hunley have, and where are they buried?
- Magnolia Cemetary Arthur Ravenel Bridge opened in what year? 2005 Name the 4 main Native American groups Kiawah, Etiwan, Sewee, Coosaw What was Ashley River first called? Kiawah For whom was first settlement named
Richard Tradd. February 1679. Corner of East Bay & Broad. He drew earliest known view of Charleston? When? Hugenot Jean Boyd in 1698 Year of Herbert map? 1721 What was Grand Modell? Layout for the city with gridded streets and public square To whom was first Grand Modell lot granted and when? Lot No. 14 at East Bay & Broad to John Bullen on Feb 3, 1679. Why did King St become major north-south artery instead of Meeting? because it ran on high ridge of ground. What was King St. first called? The Broad Path
Name original major streets. What are they called now? Dock Street - now Queen. Cooper St - now Broad. Tradd St. Meeting House St - now Meeting. Church St. The Bay - Easy Bay. Date of Crisp map survey and publish? Survey in 1704. Published 1711. Independent or Presbyterian Meeting House now known as what? Circular Congregational What "Meeting House" was beyond the wall? Where? Quaker Meeting House. King St - now parking garage. Where and when did Yemassee Was begin? St. Helena (Beaufort) and St. Bartholmew's parishes in April 1715. Who turned back Yemessees/Creeks from Charleston? Col. George Chicken and Goose Creek militia.
Land ownership considered badge of aristocracy in Colonial period, but what actually made the largest fortunes? Merchants like Manigault, Miles Brewton, John Edwards, Robert Pringle. Act of 1772 required what to qualify for the Assembly? ownership of 500 acres and 10 slaves or real estate worth 10,000 pds. Year of Stamp Act 1765 Where did mechanics meet and who led them? Liberty Tree in Mazyk's pasture. Christopher Gadsden. Liberty Marker is on what street? Alexander When was Charleston Tea Party? Nov 3, 1774
Where was taxed tea stored and what was done with it. stored at Old Exchange. Sold to finance war effort. This mass meeting was considered foundation of SC's present government. Where, when, and why? Old Exchange on Dec 3, 1773. Meeting to protest tea tax Who was last Royal Governor, and when did he leave? Lord William Campbell fled his Meeting St residence Sept 5, 1775. What happened June 22, 1776? Battle of Sullivan's Island First decisive American victory of Revolution? Battle of Sullivan's Island Who was Sir Peter Parker? Led British in Battle of Sullivan's Island
Year of Denmark Vesey uprising?
How many were executed after failed Vesey uprising? Vesey and 35 others What innovations in the 1790s helped restore Charleston's economy? cotton gin, development of tidal rice cultivation, improved rice mills. What happened in the 1820s to cause economic decline? competition from inland counties that interecepted wagon trade. competition from younger states like Mississippi in cotton production. What year did SC Rail Road begin operation? 1833 When and where did SC Secession Convention, during which Ordinance of Secession was signed, take place? Dec. 20, 1860 in St. Andrew's Society Hall.
Where was Ordinance of Secession "formerly" signed? SC Institute Hall on Meeting St. Date that Civil War started? April 12, 1861 Month and year Federal Seige of Charleston began? April 1863 Month and year Federal bombardment began? August 1863. Federal occupation until what year? 1879 Local government was restored with election of Mayor John A. Wagener in what year? 1871 Industries that helped prosperity return in the 1880's
Where and when was Interstate and West Indian Expo? 1901-02. Wagener farm and Washington Race Course. What is only remaining structure - and where - of Interstate and West Indian Expo? Bandstand at Hampton Park Which President attended Interstate Expo? Theodore Roosevelt What did 1911 hurricane do? destroyed last of rice industry. Two reasons cotton industry died by 1920. Boll weevil and mass emigration of blacks to northeast and midwest urban centers What was happening 1915-1945? Charleston Renaissance.
Which mayor expanded Charleston size from 5 to 18 square miles starting in 1959? Gaillard What year did Defense Dept call for closure of Navy Base? 1992 How many annual visitors do we have? more than 4-million When and why was Mayor's Walled City Task Force created?
- to conduct digs to learn boundaries and features of fortifications. Name some of the buildings where HCF-grant funded research was conducted. Powder Mag, Heyward-Washington House, Aiken-Rhett House, Nat Russell house, Old Exchange, City Hall, site of Market Pavillion Hotel. Where can you find artifacts and photos of HCF digs? City Hall, Old Exchange, Powder Mag, Market Pavillion Hotel, Chas Co Judicial Center, MUSC INstitute of Psychiatry, Chas Museum Why were cisterns used to collect rainwater by 1850s?
