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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia - Charleston South Carolina
For other uses, see Charleston.
Charleston is a city in the counties of Berkeley and Charleston in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The ...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Modern-day Charleston
Charleston is a tourist mecca, with streets lined with grand live oaks draped with Spanish moss. Along the waterfront are many beautiful ...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Modern-day Charleston
Charlestonians today fondly refer to their city as The Holy City, and describe it as the site where the "Ashley and Cooper Rivers merge i...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - History
Charleston South Carolina - Early history of Charleston.
After Charles II of England was restored to the English throne, he granted the...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - History
Charleston South Carolina - Early history of Charleston.
After Charles II of England was restored to the English throne, he granted the...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Infrastructure
Charleston South Carolina - Government.
Mayor: Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
Mayor Pro Tempore: Deborah Morinelli
Council Members:
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Geography And Climate
Charleston is located at 32.78° N 79.93° W.GR1
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 326...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - People And Culture
Charleston South Carolina - Demographics.
As of the census of 2000, there are 110,483 people in the city, organized into 47,791 househo...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Public Schools
Charleston County School District
Berkeley County School District
Charleston South Carolina - Elementary schools.
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Charlestonian Dialect
Charleston's unique (though vanishing) dialect has long been noted in the South and elsewhere, for the singular attributes it possesses. ...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - The Old Exchange
The Old Exchange and Customs House in downtown Charleston was finished in 1771. It was to be The Royal Exchange & Customs House. It i...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 326.5 km² (126.1 mi²). 251.2 km² (97.0 mi²) of it is land ...
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Charleston South Carolina: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston South Carolina - Demographics
There are 110,483 people in the city, organized into 47,791 households and 24,149 families. The population density is 384.7/km² (996.5/m...
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