Timeline of Charleston, South Carolina
The following is a timeline of the history of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
18th–19th centuries
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- 1680 – Settlement of English immigrants, mostly from Barbados, relocates from Albemarle Point to site of future Charles Town.[1]
- 1681 – St. Philip's Episcopal Church founded.
- 1708 – African slaves comprise majority of population in the colony; blacks make up majority of population in the city and state until the early 20th century
- 1719 – Town renamed "Charlestown" (approximate date).[2]
- 1729 – St. Andrew's Society founded.
- 1732 – South Carolina Gazette newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1734 – South Carolina Jockey Club constituted.[4][5]
- 1736 – Dock Street Theatre opens.[6]
- 1737 – South-Carolina Society founded.[7]
- 1739 – Stono Rebellion of slaves occurs near Charleston.[1][8]
- 1740 – Fire.[9]
- 1743 – Armory built.[10]
- 1745 – Town gate rebuilt.[10]
- 1748 – Charleston Library Society organized.[11][12]
- 1750 – Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim founded.
- 1752 – September: Hurricane.[9]
- 1761 – St. Michael's church built.[2]
- 1765
- Resistance to British Stamp Act 1765.[1]
- John Bartlam pottery in operation near Charleston.[13]
- 1766
- St. Cecilia Society formed.
- German Friendly Society founded.
- 1769 – Town becomes part of Charleston District.[14]
- 1770 – Population: 11,000.
- 1771 – Royal Exchange built.[10]
- 1773 – Museum founded by the Charleston Library Society.[15][12]
- 1774 – Charleston Tea Party protest.
- 1780 – Siege of Charleston.
- 1782 – December 14: British occupation ends.[2]
- 1783
- Town renamed "Charleston."[16]
- Charter received.[2]
- Richard Hutson becomes mayor.
- City Guard organized.
- 1784 – Scotch Presbyterian church incorporated.[17]
- 1786
- 1788 – Charleston becomes part of the new US state of South Carolina.[16]
- 1789 – Medical Society of South Carolina founded.[19]
- 1790
- College of Charleston opens.[2]
- Population: 16,359.[20]
- Brown Fellowship Society[21] founded.
- 1791 – Roman Catholic Church of Charleston incorporated.
- 1792
- 1794 – Charleston Mechanic Society[22] founded.
- 1797 – South Carolina Weekly Museum (magazine) begins publication.[1]
- 1798 – Bank of South Carolina established.
- 1799 – Yellow fever outbreak.[23]
- 1800
- Santee Canal (Columbia-Charleston) built.[16]
- Population: 18,824.[20]
- Charleston has largest Jewish population of any city in the US.[1]
19th century
1800s–1850s
- 1801 – Hibernian Society founded.
- 1803 – Courier newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1806 – Franklin Library Society founded.[24]
- 1807 – Washington Light Infantry founded.
- 1810
- Castle Pinckney built.
- Population: 24,711.[20]
- 1813 – Literary and Philosophical Society of South Carolina founded.[15]
- 1815 – Religious Tract Society of Charleston organized.
- 1816 – Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church founded.
- 1819
- Charleston Mercury newspaper begins publication.
- New England Society of Charleston organized.[25]
- Siegling Music House founded.[26]
- 1820
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston established.[27]
- Population: 24,780.[20]
- 1822 – Denmark Vesey's alleged rebellion of slaves thwarted.[1][8]
- 1823
- Charleston Port Society founded.[28]
- Medical College of South Carolina incorporated.
- 1824
- Apprentices' Library Society incorporated.[29][30]
- Charleston Museum opens.
- 1830 – Population: 30,289.[20]
- 1833 – Charleston-Hamburg railroad begins operating.[16]
- 1839
- Charleston Hotel built.[31][32][33]
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church built.
- 1840 – Population: 29,261.[20]
- 1841
- Market Hall built.
- Charleston Arsenal built.
- 1843 – South Carolina Military Academy opens.[2]
- 1847 – Shearith Israel synagoguge built.[34]
- 1849 – South Carolina Institute for the Promotion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity, and Industry organized; annual Fair begins.[35][36]
- 1850
- Magnolia Cemetery built.
- Roper Hospital established.[37]
- Population: 42,985.[20]
- 1852 – Museum founded by the College of Charleston.[15]
- 1853 – Elliott Society of Natural History established.[15]
- 1854
- Young Men's Christian Association of Charleston[38] and B'rith Shalom congregation[34] established.
- Old Bethel United Methodist Church rebuilt.
- Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar consecrated.
- 1855 – South Carolina Historical Society founded.
- 1856 – Ryan's Mart slave market established.
- 1858 – Carolina Art Association established.[39]
- 1859 – Charleston Marine School opens.[28]
1860s–1890s
- 1860
- April: Democratic National Convention held in city.[1]
- December: Popular outcry for secession from the Union.
- Population: 40,522.[20]
- 1861
- January 2: State troops occupy Fort Johnson on James Island.[16]
- January 9 – Citadel cadets fire on Union ship Star of the West.
- April: Battle of Fort Sumter.
- Population: 48,409.[40]
- Floating Battery of Charleston Harbor built.
- Confederate Naval Sailor and Marines' Cemetery built.[41]
- 1862
- May 13: Robert Smalls commandeers Confederate ship CSS Planter in Charleston Harbour.[8]
- June 16: Battle of James Island.
- 1863
- July–September 7: Siege of Charleston Harbor.
- July 11: First Battle of Fort Wagner.
- July 18: Second Battle of Fort Wagner.
- September 8: Second Battle of Fort Sumter.
- 1864 – February 17: Sinking of USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor.[42]
- 1865
- Union troops occupy city.
- Daily News begins publication.[2]
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church[43] and Avery Normal Institute established.
- Shaw School opens.[43]
- State Colored People's Convention held in city.[44]
- 1866
- 1867 – Porter Military Academy formed.
- 1868 – January 14: State constitutional convention held in Charleston.[16]
- 1869 – Carolina Rifle Club organized.[33]
- 1870
- Charleston Female Seminary established.
- Savannah and Charleston Railroad reopened.
- Magnolia Gardens opens.[47]
- Population: 48,956.[20]
- 1872 – St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church built.
- 1879 – United States Custom House built.[10]
- 1880 – Population: 49,984.[20]
- 1882 – City of Charleston Fire Department and Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church[43] established.
- 1883 – Samuel Dibble becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.[48]
- 1884 – Robert Smalls becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district.[48]
- 1886 – August 31: The 6.9–7.3 Mw Charleston earthquake shakes South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Sixty people were killed and damage totalled $5–6 million in the region.
- 1889 – William Enston Homes built.
- 1890
- East Shore Terminal Company formed.
- Population: 54,955.[20]
- 1891 – Central Baptist Church built.
- 1893 – August: 1893 Charleston Hurricane.[49]
- 1895 – Century Club for women organized.[50]
- 1896 – United States Post Office and Courthouse built.
- 1899 – Charleston City Federation of Women's Clubs organized.[50]
- 1900 – Population: 55,807.[20]
20th century
- 1901 – South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition opens.[16]
- 1903 – Charleston Terminal Company created.
- 1906 – Hampton Park created.
- 1907
- Union Station built.
- Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist opens.
- 1908 – Gaud School established.
- 1909– Ashley Hall established
- 1910 – Population: 58,833.[20]
- 1911 – People's Office Building constructed.
- 1912
- 1913 – Charleston Library Society building constructed.[51]
- 1917 – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Charleston branch established.[43]
- 1918 – Garden Theatre built.[52]
- 1920
- Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings founded.[18]
- Lincoln Theatre opens.[52]
- 1927 – Gloria Theatre opens.
- 1929 – John P. Grace Memorial Bridge opens.
- 1930
- 1931 – Footlight Players theatre group formed.
- 1937 – Dock Street Theatre opens.[52]
- 1938 – September 20: Tornado.[16]
- 1939 – WTMA radio begins broadcasting.[53]
- 1940 – August: 1940 South Carolina hurricane.[16]
- 1942 – American Theater opens.[52]
- 1945 – Cigar Factory labor strike; singing of We Shall Overcome.
- 1947 – Historic Charleston Foundation established.
- 1949 – Johnson Hagood Stadium opens.
- 1950 – Ashley Theatre opens.[52]
- 1951 – The Links Charleston chapter founded.[43]
- 1953 – WCSC-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[54]
- 1954 – WUSN-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[54]
- 1957 – Fraser Elementary School opens.[43]
- 1959 – J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1964 – Porter-Gaud School formed.
- 1966 – New Cooper River Bridge opens.
- 1968 – Pinehaven Cinema and Gateway Drive-In cinema open.[52]
- 1969 – March 20: Charleston Hospital Strike begins.[55]
- 1970
- Port Drive-In cinema opens.[52]
- Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site established.[12]
- 1972 – City of North Charleston incorporated, adjacent to City of Charleston.
- 1973 – Trident Technical College established.
- 1975 – Joseph P. Riley, Jr. becomes mayor.[56]
- 1977 – Spoleto Festival USA begins.
- 1980
- Charleston Royals baseball team founded.
- Population: 69,510.[57]
- 1981 – Citadel Mall in business.
- 1983 – Lowcountry Food Bank[58] and sister city relationship with Spoleto, Italy[59] established.
- 1985 – College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture established.[12]
- 1989 – Hurricane Hugo.
- 1990 – Waterfront Park created.
- 1991 – Melvin's BBQ in business.[60]
- 1992 – Charleston Grill in business.[61]
- 1993
- North Charleston Coliseum opens.
- Charleston Battery soccer team founded.
- 1994 – Charleston Tibetan Society founded.[62]
- 1995
- Mark Sanford becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.[63][64]
- Sunken civil war-era submarine Hunley rediscovered offshore.[1]
- 1996
- 100 Black Men of Charleston established.[43]
- City website online (approximate date).[65]
- 1997
- Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority formed.
- Charleston City Paper begins publication.
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park stadium opens.
- 2000 – South Carolina Aquarium opens.[66]
21st century
- 2003 – Charleston School of Law established.
- 2004 – Charleston Comedy Festival begins.
- 2005 – Cooper River Bridge opens.[1]
- 2006 – Central Mosque of Charleston founded.[62][67]
- 2007
- Old Slave Mart museum opens.[6]
- Sofa Super Store fire.
- 2008 – TD Arena and Meeting Street Academy [37] open.
- 2010
- Husk restaurant in business.[68]
- The Charleston Promise Neighborhood incorporated.
- Population: 120,083.[69]
- 2011 – Tim Scott becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.[70]
- 2015
- June 17: Nine people are killed, including the senior pastor and state senator Clementa C. Pinckney, at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, by Dylann Roof, in the Charleston church shooting.
- June 26: Funeral of Clementa Pinckney; U.S. President Barack Obama delivers eulogy.[71]
See also
- History of Charleston, South Carolina
- List of mayors of Charleston, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Charleston, South Carolina
- Media in Charleston, South Carolina
- List of museums in Charleston, South Carolina
- Charleston, South Carolina in the American Civil War
Other cities in South Carolina:
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dabney 2006.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- 1 2 "Halsey Map". Preservation Society of Charleston. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ↑ John Beaufain Irving (1857), The South Carolina Jockey Club, Charleston, S.C: Russell & Jones, OCLC 4512292
- 1 2 3 New York Times 2010.
- ↑ Joshua W. Toomer (1837), An oration, delivered at the celebration of the first centennial anniversary of the South-Carolina Society, Charleston: Printed by A. E. Miller, OCLC 6225496
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- 1 2 Carl Bridenbaugh (1971), Cities in Revolt: Urban Life in America, 1743–1776, London: Oxford University Press, OL 16383796M
- 1 2 3 4 Nicholas Butler (ed.). "Time Line". Rediscovering Charleston's Colonial Fortifications. South Carolina: Mayor's Walled City Task Force. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ↑ Sholes 1882.
- 1 2 3 4 American Association for State and Local History (2002). "South Carolina". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- ↑ Cinda K. Baldwin (1993). Great & Noble Jar: Traditional Stoneware of South Carolina. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-1371-9.
- ↑ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "South Carolina: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Stephens 2003.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Federal Writers' Project 1941.
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- 1 2 Lee Davis Perry; J. Michael Mclaughlin (2011). It Happened in South Carolina: remarkable events that shaped history (2nd ed.). Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-0-7627-6928-5.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- ↑ Robert L. Harris, Jr., "Charleston's Free Afro-American Elite: The Brown Fellowship Society and the Humane Brotherhood," South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 82 no. 4 (1981)
- ↑ Rauschenberg 2003.
- ↑ David Brewster, ed. (1830). "Carolina, South". Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Edinburgh: William Blackwood.
- ↑ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
- ↑ William Way (1920), History of the New England Society of Charleston, South Carolina, for one hundred years, 1819–1919, Charleston: The Society, OCLC 1743246
- ↑ The News and Courier – August 15, 1970
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- 1 2 James David Altman (1987). "The Charleston Marine School". South Carolina Historical Magazine. South Carolina Historical Society. 88.
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- 1 2 "Guidebook". Charleston Multimedia Project. Charleston County Public Library. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
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- ↑ South Carolina Institute (1870). Premium list: Fair of 1870. Charleston, South Carolina: Walker, Evans & Cogswell.
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- 1 2 American Art Annual. NY. 1916.
- ↑ Charleston (S.C.). City Council (1861), Census of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, Charleston: Evans & Cogswell, OCLC 002441766
- ↑ William D. Stevens and Jonathan M. Leader (2006). "Skeletal Remains from the Confederate Naval Sailor and Marines' Cemetery, Charleston, SC". Historical Archaeology. 40. JSTOR 25617374.
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- 1 2 The News and Courier – January 17, 1939
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Bibliography
Published in 19th century
- Census of the city of Charleston, South Carolina, for the year 1848.
- City Directory. 1852; 1882; 1888
- City government annual report. 1870.
- Joseph Sabin, ed. (1870). "Charleston". Bibliotheca Americana. 3. New York. OCLC 13972268.
- William L. King (1872). Newspaper Press of Charleston, S.C.: a Chronological and Biographical History.
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- Sholes' Directory of the City of Charleston. 1882.
- Business Guide of Charleston, S.C. Baltimore: Cooke, Howard & Co. 1889 – via College of Charleston, Lowcountry Digital Library.
- Historic points of interest in and around Charleston, S. C. (Confederate re-union ed.), Charleston, South Carolina: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., 1896, OCLC 5733616
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Published in 20th century
- City of Charleston. Year Book. 1903; 1907; 1910
- South Carolina. Dept. of Agriculture (1908), "Charleston", Handbook of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, OCLC 407046
- "Charleston", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
- Edward Hungerford (1913), "Where Romance and Courtesy Do Not Forget", The Personality of American Cities, New York: McBride, Nast & Company
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- George C. Rogers Jr. Charleston in the Age of the Pinckneys. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1969.
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- Walter Edgar (1992). "A South Carolina Chronology, 1890–1991". South Carolina in the Modern Age. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-61117-126-6.
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Published in 21st century
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- Lester D. Stephens (2003). "The Literary and Philosophical Society of South Carolina: A Forum for Intellectual Progress in Antebellum Charleston". South Carolina Historical Magazine. South Carolina Historical Society. 104.
- Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, ed. (2005), "Charleston, South Carolina", Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press
- David F. Marley (2005), "United States: Charleston", Historic Cities of the Americas, 2, Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, p. 531+, ISBN 1576070271
- Eric Dabney; Mike Coker (2006). "Timeline". Historic South Carolina: an Illustrated History. South Carolina Historical Society and Historical Publishing Network. p. 56+. ISBN 978-1-893619-52-4.
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- S. Dewan (September 9, 2010). "36 Hours in Charleston, S.C." New York Times.
- Emma Hart (2010). Building Charleston: Town and Society in the Eighteenth-Century British Atlantic World. University of Virginia Press. ISBN 978-0-8139-2869-2.
- Trevor Burnard; Emma Hart (2012). "Kingston, Jamaica, and Charleston, South Carolina: A New Look at Comparative Urbanization in Plantation Colonial British America". Journal of Urban History. 39.
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- "Timeline". Charleston Multimedia Project. Charleston: Charleston County Public Library.
- Harlan Greene. "Charleston". South Carolina Encyclopedia. University of South Carolina.
- "South Carolina Room". Charleston County Public Library. (Local history)
- "Charleston Archive". Charleston County Public Library. (Blog)
- Maps of Charleston, S.C., various dates 18th–19th century (via Boston Public Library)
- Items related to Charleston, S.C., various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
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