Timeline of Charleston, South Carolina
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The following is a timeline of the history of Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
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Prior to 18th century
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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.[2]
18th century
- 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).[3]
- 1729 – St. Andrew's Society founded.
- 1732 – South Carolina Gazette newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1734 – South Carolina Jockey Club constituted.[5][6]
- 1736 – Dock Street Theatre opens.[7]
- 1737 – South-Carolina Society founded.[8]
- 1739 - Stono Rebellion of slaves occurs near Charleston.[1][9]
- 1740 – Fire.[10]
- 1743 - Armory built.[11]
- 1745 - Town gate rebuilt.[11]
- 1748 – Charleston Library Society organized.[12][13]
- 1750 – Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim founded.
- 1752 – September: Hurricane.[10]
- 1761 – St. Michael's church built.[3]
- 1765
- Resistance to British Stamp Act 1765.[1]
- John Bartlam pottery in operation near Charleston.[14]
- 1766
- St. Cecilia Society formed.
- German Friendly Society founded.
- 1769 - Town becomes part of Charleston District.[15]
- 1770 – Population: 11,000.
- 1771 - Royal Exchange built.[11]
- 1773 – Museum founded by the Charleston Library Society.[16][13]
- 1774 – Charleston Tea Party protest.
- 1780 – Siege of Charleston.
- 1782 – December 14: British occupation ends.[3]
- 1783
- Town renamed "Charleston."[17]
- Charter received.[3]
- Richard Hutson becomes mayor.
- City Guard organized.
- 1784 – Scotch Presbyterian church incorporated.[18]
- 1786
- 1788 - Charleston becomes part of the new US state of South Carolina.[17]
- 1789 – Medical Society of South Carolina founded.[20]
- 1790
- College of Charleston opens.[3]
- Population: 16,359.[21]
- 1791 – Roman Catholic Church of Charleston incorporated.
- 1792
- 1794 – Charleston Mechanic Society[22] and Brown Benevolent Society[23][24] founded.
- 1797 - South Carolina Weekly Museum (magazine) begins publication.[1]
- 1798 – Bank of South Carolina established.
- 1799 – Yellow fever outbreak.[25]
19th century
1800s–1850s
- 1800
- Santee Canal (Columbia-Charleston) built.[17]
- Population: 18,824.[21]
- Charleston has largest Jewish population of any city in the US.[1]
- 1801 – Hibernian Society founded.
- 1803 – Courier newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1806 – Franklin Library Society founded.[26]
- 1807 – Washington Light Infantry founded.
- 1810
- Castle Pinckney built.
- Population: 24,711.[21]
- 1813 – Literary and Philosophical Society of South Carolina founded.[16]
- 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.[27]
- Siegling Music House founded.[28]
- 1820
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston established.[29]
- Population: 24,780.[21]
- 1822 – Denmark Vesey's alleged rebellion of slaves thwarted.[1][9]
- 1823
- Charleston Port Society founded.[30]
- Medical College of South Carolina incorporated.
- 1824
- Apprentices' Library Society incorporated.[31]
- Charleston Museum opens.
- 1830 - Population: 30,289.[21]
- 1833 - Charleston-Hamburg railroad begins operating.[17]
- 1839
- Charleston Hotel built.[32][33][34]
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church built.
- 1840 - Population: 29,261.[21]
- 1841
- Market Hall built.
- Charleston Arsenal built.
- 1843 – South Carolina Military Academy opens.[3]
- 1847 - Shearith Israel synagoguge built.[35]
- 1849 – South Carolina Institute for the Promotion of Art, Mechanical Ingenuity, and Industry organized; annual Fair begins.[36][37]
- 1850
- Magnolia Cemetery built.
- Roper Hospital established.[38]
- Population: 42,985.[21]
- 1852 – Museum founded by the College of Charleston.[16]
- 1853 – Elliott Society of Natural History established.[16]
- 1854
- Young Men's Christian Association of Charleston[39] and B’rith Shalom congregation[35] 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.[40]
- 1859 – Charleston Marine School opens.[30]
1860s–1890s
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- 1860
- April: Democratic National Convention held in city.[1]
- December: Popular outcry for secession from the Union.
- Population: 40,522.[21]
- 1861
- January 2: State troops occupy Fort Johnson on James Island.[17]
- January 9 – Citadel cadets fire on Union ship Star of the West.
- April: Battle of Fort Sumter.
- Population: 48,409.[41]
- Floating Battery of Charleston Harbor built.
- Confederate Naval Sailor and Marines' Cemetery built.[42]
- 1862
- May 13: Robert Smalls commandeers Confederate ship CSS Planter in Charleston Harbour.[9]
- 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.[43]
- 1865
- Union troops occupy city.
- Daily News begins publication.[3]
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church[23] and Avery Normal Institute[citation needed] established.
- Shaw School opens.[23]
- State Colored People's Convention held in city.[44]
- 1866 - Colored YMCA established.[45][1]
- 1867 – Porter Military Academy formed.
- 1868 - January 14: State constitutional convention held in Charleston.[17]
- 1869 – Carolina Rifle Club organized.[34]
- 1870
- Charleston Female Seminary established.
- Savannah and Charleston Railroad reopened.
- Magnolia Gardens opens.[46]
- Population: 48,956.[21]
- 1872 – St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church built.
- 1879 - United States Custom House built.[11]
- 1880 - Population: 49,984.[21]
- 1882 – City of Charleston Fire Department and Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church[23]established.
- 1883 - Samuel Dibble becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.[47]
- 1884 - Robert Smalls becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 7th congressional district.[47]
- 1886 – August 31: Earthquake.[17]
- 1889 – William Enston Homes built.[citation needed]
- 1890
- East Shore Terminal Company formed.
- Population: 54,955.[21]
- 1891 – Central Baptist Church built.
- 1893 - August: 1893 Charleston Hurricane.[48]
- 1895 – Century Club for women organized.[49]
- 1896 – United States Post Office and Courthouse built.
- 1899 – Charleston City Federation of Women's Clubs organized.[49]
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 55,807.[21]
- 1901 – South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition opens.[17]
- 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.[21]
- 1911 – People's Office Building constructed.
- 1912
- 1913 – Charleston Library Society building constructed.[50]
- 1917 - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Charleston branch established.[23]
- 1918 - Garden Theatre built.[51]
- 1920
- Society for the Preservation of Old Dwellings founded.[19]
- Lincoln Theatre opens.[51]
- 1927 – Gloria Theatre opens.
- 1929 – John P. Grace Memorial Bridge opens.
- 1930 – Charleston County Library established.
- 1931 – Footlight Players theatre group formed.
- 1937 - Dock Street Theatre opens.[51]
- 1938 - September 20: Tornado.[17]
- 1940 - August: 1940 South Carolina hurricane.[17]
- 1942 - American Theater opens.[51]
- 1945 - Cigar Factory labor strike; singing of We Shall Overcome.[2][3]
- 1947 – Historic Charleston Foundation established.
- 1949 – Johnson Hagood Stadium opens.
- 1950 - Ashley Theatre opens.[51]
- 1951 - The Links Charleston chapter founded.[23]
- 1957 - Fraser Elementary School opens.[23]
- 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.[51]
- 1969 – March 20: Charleston Hospital Strike begins.[52]
- 1970
- Port Drive-In cinema opens.[51]
- Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site established.[13]
- 1972 - City of North Charleston incorporated, adjacent to City of Charleston.
- 1973 – Trident Technical College established.
- 1975 – Joseph P. Riley, Jr. becomes mayor.[53]
- 1977 – Spoleto Festival USA begins.
- 1980
- Charleston Royals baseball team founded.
- Population: 69,510.[54]
- 1981 – Citadel Mall in business.
- 1983 - Lowcountry Food Bank[55][4] and sister city relationship with Spoleto, Italy[56] established.
- 1985 - College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture established.[13]
- 1989 – Hurricane Hugo.
- 1990 – Waterfront Park created.
- 1991 - Melvin's BBQ in business.[57]
- 1992 - Charleston Grill in business.[58]
- 1993
- North Charleston Coliseum opens.
- Charleston Battery soccer team founded.
- 1994 – Charleston Tibetan Society founded.[59]
- 1995
- Mark Sanford becomes U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district.[60][61]
- Sunken civil war-era submarine Hunley rediscovered offshore.[1]
- 1996
- 100 Black Men of Charleston established.[23]
- City website online (approximate date).[62][chronology citation needed]
- 1997
- Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority formed.
- Charleston City Paper begins publication.
- Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park stadium opens.
21st century
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- 2000 – South Carolina Aquarium opens.[63]
- 2003 – Charleston School of Law established.
- 2004 – Charleston Comedy Festival begins.
- 2005 – Cooper River Bridge opens.[1]
- 2006 – Central Mosque of Charleston founded.[59][64]
- 2007
- Old Slave Mart museum opens.[7]
- Sofa Super Store fire.
- 2008 – TD Arena and Meeting Street Academy[5][38] open.
- 2010
- Husk restaurant in business.[65]
- The Charleston Promise Neighborhood incorporated.
- Population: 120,083.[66]
- 2015
- June 17: Nine people are killed, including the senior pastor and state senator Clementa C. Pinckney, at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, allegedly by Dylann Roof, in the Charleston church shooting.
- June 26: Funeral of Clementa Pinckney; U.S. President Barack Obama delivers eulogy.[67]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Dabney 2006.
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- ↑ 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)
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- ↑ Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Acts relating to corporations and the militia. 1840
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Bibliography
Published in the 19th century
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- City Directory. 1852; 1882; 1888
- City government annual report. 1870.
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Published in the 20th century
- City of Charleston. Year Book. 1903; 1907; 1910
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (fulltext via Open Library)
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- 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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