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In 1850 42% of Free Negroes in Charleston, SC owned slaves.
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A road called the King's Highway was built from Boston MA to Charleston SC starting in 1650, on the order of King Charles II. Its northern section had been a Native American path for so long before that it was dug 2 feet into the ground, and it evolved into the first highways in North America.
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To avoid tariffs, Mercedes Benz disassembles brand new German built and tested vans, ships the separated components to the USA, then reassembles the vans in a factory in Charleston SC. The one US made component is the battery.
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Dwayne Stafford, the man who became a legend by sneaking out of his jail cell and beating Dylan Roof, the shooter of a church in Charleston, SC. He then began a GoFundMe account, and earned enough money for bond, and the legend grew
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Blackbeard stole a french frigate, armed it with 40 guns, and blockaded the eastern US colonies - most famously Charleston SC. He was later killed by Lt. Robert Maynard of the Virginia royal navy, who hung Blackbeard's severed head off his boat's bow to threaten remaining pirates.
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I learned about Morris Island Lighthouse in Charleston, SC. The lighthouse was originally built 1200 feet inland, after new jetties were built to project Charleston shipping lanes, the island around the lighthouse quickly eroded leaving the lighthouse effectively in the middle of the channel.
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Today in the year 1863 America's first formal African American military unit, the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, stormed Fort Wagner near Charleston, SC and the first Medal of Honor for an African American soldier was earned.
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Dylann Roof cited the George Zimmerman case as the beginning of his journey that ended in the shooting and murder of nine black parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, SC.
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In the early 19th century it was illegal to hang a married woman. In order to punish serial killer Lavinia Fisher in accordance of law the city of Charleston, SC had to hang her husband, John Fisher, first because because it was not illegal to hang a widow.
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Protestant and Catholics rotate the Presidency of the Hibernian Hall in Charleston, SC
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Charleston, SC is considered "Big Barbados" and is laid out the same as Bridgetown, Barbados
