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Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. The city was founded as Charlestown or Charles Towne, Carolina in 1670, and moved to its present location in 1690. Up until 1800, Charleston was the fifth largest city in North America, behind Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Quebec City. It adopted its present name in 1783. Also known as The Holy City, Charleston brims with the culturally unique, such as the joggling board.
As of 2007, the Census Bureau estimated the population of the city proper as 118,492, a 15% growth over the population as of the 2003 census. The metropolitan area of Charleston and North Charleston had a population of approximately 603,178, 76th largest in the country.
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The city of Charleston is located roughly at the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline, at the junction of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Charleston's name is derived from Charles Town, named after King Charles II of England.
Charleston is the location of Fort Moultrie, which was instrumental in delivering a critical defeat to the British in the American Revolutionary War, and Fort Sumter, the reputed site of the "first shot" of the American Civil War.
Charleston may be most proud of its label as the "best-mannered" city in the U.S. A claim given to the city by Marjabelle Young Stewart, America's most-published etiquette expert. Charleston is also known as "the friendly city." For more information on Charleston, visit the links of interest below:
The city of Charleston is located roughly at the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline, at the junction of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers. Charleston's name is derived from Charles Town, named after King Charles II of England.
Charleston is the location of Fort Moultrie, which was instrumental in delivering a critical defeat to the British in the American Revolutionary War, and Fort Sumter, the reputed site of the "first shot" of the American Civil War.
Charleston may be most proud of its label as the "best-mannered" city in the U.S. A claim given to the city by Marjabelle Young Stewart, America's most-published etiquette expert. Charleston is also known as "the friendly city." For more information on Charleston, visit the links of interest below:
