Old Charleston, South Carolina: "City of Proud Memories" 1934 Audio Productions
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'Old
Charleston, South Carolina.
Historic buildings and street scenes
... A Cinelog
Picture.'
Public domain film from the
Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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Charleston,_South_Carolina
Charleston is the oldest and second-largest city in the southeastern
State of South Carolina, the county seat of
Charleston County,[2] and the principal city in the Charleston--North Charleston--Summerville
Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of
South Carolina's coastline and is located on
Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the
Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the
Ashley and
Cooper rivers.
Founded in 1670 as
Charles Towne in honor of
King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted its present name in 1783. It moved to its present location on
Oyster Point in 1680 from a location on the west bank of the
Ashley River known as
Albemarle Point. By 1690, Charles Towne was the fifth largest city in
North America,[4] and it remained among the ten largest cities in the
United States through the
1840 census.[5] With a
2010 census population of
120,080 (and a
2012 estimate of 125,583), current trends put Charleston as the fastest-growing municipality in South Carolina.
The Charleston Metropolitan area, comprising
Berkeley, Charleston and
Dorchester counties, population was counted by the 2012 estimate at 697,439 -- the second largest in the state -- and the 78th-largest metropolitan statistical area in the United States.
Known for its rich history, well-preserved architecture, distinguished restaurants, and mannerly people, Charleston has received a large number of accolades, including "
America's Most
Friendly [
City]" by
Travel + Leisure in
2011 and in 2013 by
Condé Nast Traveler, and also "the most polite and hospitable city in America" by
Southern Living magazine...
After
Charles II of England (1630--1685) was restored to the
English throne following
Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate, he granted the chartered
Province of Carolina to eight of his loyal friends, known as the
Lords Proprietors, on March 24, 1663. It took seven years before the group arranged for settlement expeditions. The first of these founded Charles Towne, in 1670. The community was established under the leadership of governor
William Sayle on the west bank of the Ashley River, a few miles northwest of the present day city center...
By the mid-18th century Charles Towne had become a bustling trade center, the hub of the
Atlantic trade for the southern colonies. Charles Towne was also the wealthiest and largest city south of
Philadelphia. By 1770, it was the fourth largest port in the colonies, after
Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; with a population of 11,
000—slightly more than half of them slaves...
As the relationship between the colonists and Britain deteriorated, Charles Towne became a focal
point in the ensuing
American Revolution. It was twice the target of
British attacks...
Although the city lost the status of state capital to
Columbia, Charleston became even more prosperous in the plantation-dominated economy of the post-Revolutionary years. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 revolutionized the production of this crop, and it quickly became South Carolina's major export commodity...
On
December 20, 1860, following the election of
Abraham Lincoln, the
South Carolina General Assembly voted to secede from the
Union...
In 1865, Union troops moved into the city and took control of many sites...
On August 31, 1886, Charleston was nearly destroyed by an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the
Richter scale...
Charleston languished economically for several decades in the
20th century, though the large military presence in the region helped to shore up the city's economy....
Charleston is famous for its unique culture, which blends traditional
Southern U.S.,
English,
French, and
West African elements. The downtown peninsula is well known for its art, music, local cuisine, and fashion.... Charleston is known for its local seafood, which plays a key role in the city's renowned cuisine, comprising staple dishes such as gumbo, she-crab soup, fried oysters, lowcountry boil, deviled crab cakes, red rice, and shrimp and grits. The culture in Charleston differs greatly even from the rest of South Carolina, with British and French elements heavily prevalent...