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Description and history. The historic district has three distinct sections. The main section is bounded by Mary, King, Meeting, and John Streets, north of Charleston's historic downtown area, and includes the Aiken House, surviving elements of the main railroad depot, and associated warehouses.
November 21, 1977 [ 1] The Gov. William Aiken House (also known as the Aiken-Rhett House, or the Robinson-Aiken House) was built in 1820 at 48 Elizabeth Street, in the Wraggborough neighborhood of Charleston, South Carolina. [ 2] Despite being known for its association with Gov. William Aiken, the house was built by John Robinson after he ...
Technical. Track gauge. 5 ft ( 1,524 mm) The South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company was a railroad in South Carolina that operated independently from 1830 to 1844. One of the first railroads in North America to be chartered and constructed, it provided the first steam-powered, scheduled passenger train service in the United States.
Charleston Air Force Base, Joint Base Charleston (3,877 acres, 6.06 square miles), North Charleston with over 50 C-17 Globemaster Transport Aircraft of the Airlift Wing; Charleston Air Force Auxiliary Base, North, SC (2,393 acres, 3.74 square miles) Charleston Defense Fuel Storage and Distribution Facility, Hanahan; 628th Air Base Wing
January 30, 1970. July 16, 1978. August 2, 1984. Designated NHLD. October 9, 1960 [3] The Charleston Historic District, alternatively known as Charleston Old and Historic District, is a National Historic Landmark District in Charleston, South Carolina. [2] [4] The district, which covers most of the historic peninsular heart of the city ...
The destination — The Pinch in Charleston — was one of 100 places to earn a ... Travel + Leisure magazine said it created the rankings after studying more than 200 hotels that started ...
First and Thirteenth S, North Charleston, South Carolina. / 32.86056°N 79.96472°W / 32.86056; -79.96472. Charleston Naval Shipyard (formerly known as the Charleston Navy Yard) was a U.S. Navy ship building and repair facility located along the west bank of the Cooper River, in North Charleston, South Carolina and part of Naval Base ...
West Ashley. 2. Ashley River Historic District. Ashley River Historic District. More images. September 12, 1994. ( #93001514) Roughly along the Ashley River from just east of South Carolina Highway 165, near Watson Hill (North Charleston), to the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad bridge. 32°53′58″N 80°07′00″W.