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Monday, October 31, 2011 12:31 PM

The Charleston single house

The most famous architectural style of home that you'll find in Charleston is the Charleston single house. It's been said that the reason the narrow side of the home faces the street is that property taxes were based on the width of the lot and
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Monday, June 20, 2011 7:16 AM

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

There was a wonderful photo and article by Robert Behre in the Post and Courier about Magnolia Plantation and Gardens that reaffirms what most of us have known for a long time, that Magnolia is indeed a historical treasure.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011 6:51 AM

[Civil War Sesquicentennial] Charleston Fort Sumter 150 years ago today

If you enjoy history, today marks the start of the Civil War when shots were fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The Charleston Post and Courier provides great coverage.
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Monday, September 21, 2009 6:13 AM

It was twenty years ago today, Charleston and Hurricane Hugo

Like The Beatles sang in Sgt. Pepper's, it was twenty years ago today when Hugo slammed into the Charleston Harbor making landfall on the Isle of Palms just before midnight on September 21st and into the early morning on September 22nd wreaking havoc
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Friday, January 05, 2007 2:54 PM

Charleston, a brief history

Set in the heart of the Carolina Lowcountry, welcome to Charleston, South Carolina, a city of history and preservation. In 1663, King Charles II gave away land stretching from Virginia to Florida and known as Carolina to Eight Lords Proprietors and in
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Monday, November 20, 2006 6:53 PM

An amazing amount of info on Charleston

From Wikipedia , Charleston (Latin: Carolopolis) is a city in the counties of Berkeley and Charleston in the U.S. state of South Carolina ; the city serves as the county seat and largest city of Charleston County . The city was founded as Charlestown
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