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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2S_thomas-roses-house_Charleston-SC.html
In 1680, Town Lot No. 61 was granted by the Lords Proprietors to Elizabeth Willis, and in 1701 was deeded to William Elliott. This notable early Georgian house replaced a smaller house on the premises, and was built by Thomas Rose soon after his m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2H_james-verree-house_Charleston-SC.html
This Pre-Revolutionary single house is one of a group of three dwellings including 56 and 60 Church Street built c. 1754 by James Verree, a house carpenter. The Verree House was purchased in 1784 by Thomas Heyward, a signer of the Declaration of I…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2G_joseph-verree-house_Charleston-SC.html
Joseph Verree, a prosperous Charleston master carpenter, constructed this two-and-one-half story Georgian single house circa 1767. It occupies the southernmost part of Town Lot No. 77 of the "Grand Modell of Charles Town," the original plan of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2F_george-eveleigh-house_Charleston-SC.html
One of the few houses built about 1743 remaining in Charleston. It has the thick walls and finely paneled rooms typical of the period. The land on which it stands, granted in 1692, is in the area then known as White Point, bordering Vander Horst C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW2E_42-church-street_Charleston-SC.html
This substantial house was built by J. Brailsford Jenkins, soon after they purchased the site in 1905. The lot previously had been part of the extensive grounds of present-day 38 Church Street, where Dr. Vincent LeSeigneur had a famous garden in t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW1V_young-johnson-house_Charleston-SC.html
"Traditionof AmericanRevolution"written inthis house.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW1T_dr-vincent-le-seigneur-house_Charleston-SC.html
This three and one half story stuccoed masonry Adamesque single house with a two tiered piazza was constructed between September of 1811 and June of 1812 by George Keenan, a grocery merchant. The house was purchased in 1814 by Dr. Vincent Le Seign…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW1N_ten-inch-smooth-bore-columbaid-cannon_Charleston-SC.html
This cannon and its mate toto the right are often referredto as "Confederate Rodmans"due to their resemblance toa much better Federalweapon developed by T.J.Rodman.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMW00_port-of-charleston_Charleston-SC.html
Since 1670 this well-protected harbor has persisted as a center for shipping and trade. By 1770 Charleston was America's third busiest port; Gadsden's Wharf, located here, became its largest pier. Along this waterfront ships loaded cargo and depar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMVZZ_fort-sumter-today_Charleston-SC.html
Fort Sumter, visible in the far distance of Charleston Harbor, looks very different today. Built after the War of 1812, its tow two tiers are gone, destroyed during the Civil War. The fort's center is now dominated by Battery Huger, a huge, black,…