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.