Dec 3, 2025 · South Carolina’s ordinance of secession was passed in Charleston on December 20, 1860, and the capture of Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, by Confederates (April 12–14, …

Charleston was the seat of the provincial congress in 1775 that created the state of South Carolina, and it was named the state capital the following year. In the American Revolution the …

Dec 4, 2025 · The first Europeans to visit South Carolina, in 1521, were Spanish explorers from Santo Domingo (Hispaniola). In 1526 Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón founded what is believed to …

Fort Sumter National Monument, historic site preserving Fort Sumter, location of the first engagement of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861). The fort is situated on an artificial …

The historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, occupies a peninsula between the mouths of the Ashley and Cooper rivers. It is one of the largest Atlantic Ocean ports in the United States.

Gullah, English-based creole vernacular spoken primarily by African Americans living on the seaboard of South Carolina and Georgia (U.S.), who are also culturally identified as Gullahs or …

Charleston, Seaport city (pop., 2020: 150,227), southeastern South Carolina, U.S. Originally called Charles Towne, it was founded by English colonists in 1670. During the American …

Quick Facts Date: 1780 Location: Charleston South Carolina United States Participants: United Kingdom United States Context: American Revolution Key People: Sir Henry Clinton Benjamin …

Charleston is the capital of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the state’s largest city. Charleston lies on the Kanawha River. Charleston is the economic center of a…

South Carolina was the first Southern state to withdraw from the United States on the eve of the American Civil War. South Carolina was also the site of the first battle of the war.