Bricks And Stucco On Show At Rainbow Row
Charleston Chapters
Shaping Charleston's character has largely been by design that durable and curable, in the form of clay beds turned to brick, lime and sand mixed as stucco, and a panorama of pastels that is the most photographed in town.
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Novel Native Names
Charleston Chapters
The Origins Of Our Curious Collection of Coastal Cognomens come from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures, and often offer and energetic exercise in elocution.
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Rich With A Stitching Niche - Lasting Lowcountry Ties That Never Die
Charleston Chapters
With street names such as Ropermakers Lane, Charleston's weaving wonders have a common thread in the talents of fingers nimble with shuttle and thimble
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Optic Topics - Vivid & Venerated Visuals Of The Holy City
Charleston Chapters
Charleston is historically picturesque, with a collage of captivating colors in its streetscape and landscape. Enhancing the eye appeal has come in various forms and methods that manipulated light to magnify the delight of the site.
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Landmark Lighthouses & Beckoning Beacons
Charleston Chapters
What has shone light for so many nights in Charleston history has a singular history that is completley double in historic truth..
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Hydrated Harvest - Shrimp Trawling, Clam Scratching & Oyster Grabbing
Charleston Chapters
Scouring mud banks, ocean bottoms and sand flats for incredible aquatic edibles has long been a Charleston tradition. And all tough not an easy task, the results are perpetually palate pleasing.
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Trains, Tracks and Trolleys
Charleston Chapters
Tales of Charleston rails in varying scales that had the city on a centuries-old roll.
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Taming Flames
Charleston Chapters
The heights and depths of ingenuity that doused Charleston’s damnable flammable dilemma.
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Spiritual, Sacred and Serene - Uplifting Natural Treasures
Charleston Chapters
The monastic majesty of Mepkin, the wondrous water at Healing Springs, and the towering cypress cathedrals in area swamps make for a tangible spiritual awakening.
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Riveting Romain Regeneration - A Spectacle of Shoreline Species Survival
Charleston Chapters
Each Spring, the pristine expanses of Cape Romain host a renewal of South Carolina's most vulnerable and precious species with the nesting of shorebirds and loggerhead sea turtles. Barren beaches and windswept sand flats provide a rugged haven for creatures that hang on by the barest of necessities.
info_outlineCharleston is famously known as "The City by the Sea", and our water surroundings have provided some of the most remarkable aspects of our history. It was here that the CSS Hunley made the first successul submarine attack in world history, and still amazes us with its return from 140 years on the ocean bottom that unfolds a compelling story. We also learn about the building of the Old Santee Canal, the harbor jetties, and the hydroelectric dams, locks and fish lifts on Lake Moultrie, all of which still captivate the public with their presence today.