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Comment on Time Line by 8th Grade History-RCMS » Settlements in South Carolina.

8th Grade History-RCMS » Settlements in South Carolina. — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 14:26:49 +0000

[...] http://walledcitytaskforce.org/educational-resources/time-line/ (This website gives you a helpful timeline of events. Study the timeline up to the year 1684.) [...]

Comment on Welcome by Wanda J. Patton

Wanda J. Patton — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:56:19 +0000

I love the drawing of the “Walled City”. It really gives you a good idea of what Charles Town looked like.
I look forward to getting updates on the progress of your research and to visiting to see for myself.

Comment on Charleston’s “Curtain Wall,” 1686-1785 by Nic Butler

Nic Butler — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:06:04 +0000

You can find plent of resources to investigate the history of Nassau Street in the South Carolina History Room at the Charleston County Public Library at 68 Calhoun Street. In preparation for your trip, you can peruse the various pathfinders we have created here at the Charleston Archive (see http://charlestonarchive.org/pathfinders/). To fully understand the history of your specific property, however, you’ll have to make a trip to the Charleston County Register of Mesne Conveyance Office (see http://www2.charlestoncounty.org/) in order to reconstruct the chain of ownership over the years.

Comment on Charleston’s “Curtain Wall,” 1686-1785 by justin

justin — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:08:40 +0000

Hello..i currently live in a house on Nassau Street..one of the few in charleston with a “basement” and there are two tunnels underneith my house that seem to point toward the battery or market. Where can i go to research this house more thoroughly? I can’t seem to find much historical information about my street…thanks..great work you are doing.

Comment on Tradd Street Redan Dig, Day 1 by Nic Butler

Nic Butler — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:19:08 +0000

Yes, the Vanderhorst family once owned a large brick, multi-family tenement at the northeast corner of East Bay Street and Vanderhorst Wharf. And yes, the Charleston city directories of 1822 and 1825 indicate that Joshua Brown’s family resided at this address. One must exercise caution when speaking of old street address numbers in Charleston, however, since the streets have been renumbered multiple times over the past two hundred years. For more information on this topic, see my essay on this topic: http://charlestonarchive.org/2010/09/10/street-addresses/.
The present buildings on Vendue Range were all built in the mid- to late 19th century–after the Civil War and after the earthquake of 1886. Thus the former offices of your ancestor are no longer standing.