Charleston County
Website: https://sc250charleston.org/
Charleston, then called Charles Town, was one of the wealthiest and most strategic cities in colonial America and a central theater of the Revolution. Patriots repelled the 1776 British assault at Fort Sullivan (later Fort Moultrie), but the city fell after the 1780 Siege of Charleston, the largest American defeat of the war. Occupied for over two years, Charleston became the British headquarters in the South. The city’s streets, landmarks, and commemorations still reflect this pivotal Revolutionary heritage.
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Nearby Events
George Washington in the Lowcountry with Curator of History Chad Stewart
Florals and Freedom: Fashion and Material Culture Surrounding the American Revolution
The American Revolution Through the Eyes of Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Special Sestercentennial Tour at the Heyward-Washington House with Chief of Education Elise Reagan
Special Sestercentennial Tour at the Heyward-Washington House with Chief of Education Elise Reagan
Celebrating American Independence with a Colonial Fair with Storyteller Tim Lowry
Declaring Independence in Charleston: Text and Context
Family Revolutionary Sunday: Carolina Day
Special Sestercentennial Tour at the Heyward-Washington House with Chief of Education Elise Reagan
County Committee Contact Info
Contact Name: Brett Bennett
Contact Phone Number: 843-693-2484
Contact Email: brett@sc250charleston.org
Historic Highlights
Prison Ship in The Harbor
On July 25th, 1780, a fleet of British flatboats was heading towards Charles Town on the Pee Dee River carrying sick soldiers. Little did they know that the Patriots had a clever surprise waiting for them.
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