Charleston Tour Guide Test|525
questions and Answers
Name years that hurricane hit. - -1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart),
1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989 (Hugo)
- Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. - -Denmark Vesey
- Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. - -November 21,
1824.
- First US VP to resign. - -John C. Calhoun under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun
also VP under John Adams in 1824.
- Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice crop both in what
year? - -1828
- Nullification Controversey was in response to what? - -1828 and 1832
tariffs.
- Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year? - -
1832.
- How long was railway and where did it go? - -136 miles from Charleston to
Hamburg.
- What happend to St. Philip's in 1835? - -Destroyed by fire.
- how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged? - -
144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings easteward from King St. to Ansonborough.
- First municipal college and year city funded it. - -College of Charleston.
1839.
- What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? - -SC Arsensal.
- What year was Citadel established and where? - -1842. On grounds of SC
Arsenal.
- Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? - -December 20, 1860.
- Where was Ordinance of Secesssion signed? - -Insitute Hall.
- what and when started Civil War? - -Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
,- When was worst fire? Where? - -December 11, 1861. Diagnoal path from
Cooper to Ashley rivers.
- Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations? - -Members of K.K.
Beth Elohim
- What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date? - -On May 13, 1862, he
seized Confederate ship Planter and along with 12 other slaves delivered it
to Union quadron blockading the harbor.
- Who led 54th Mass? - -Col. Robert Gould.
- What did 54th Mass do, and what was date? - -Led assault on Battery
Wagner in 1863.
- When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin? - -August 1863.
- How long did Ubion bombardment last? - -18 months
- Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay? - -1863. Stayed
at Gov. William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St.
- What did Hunley do and when? - -Sank Houstatonic on February 17, 1864.
- How many days did union seige last? - -545 days
- Month and year that Union occupation started? - -February 1865
- What booming industry started in 1867? - -Phosphate
- what mayor expands parks and other public services and when? - -William
Ashmead Courenay in 1879
- When did big earthquake happen? - -1886.
- How many died in earthquake? - -almost 100.
- What happened in Hamton Park in 1902? - -Interstate and West Indian
Expo.
- What month and year did hurricane wipe out last of rice industry? - -
August, 1911
- When was boll weevil detected? By what year was cotton industry
destroyed? - -1917. 1919.
,- Who was Susan Pringle Frost? - -A founder of Society for Preservation of
Old Dwellings.
- When was Society for Preservation of Old Dwellings founded? - -1920
- When did Grace Memorial open? - -1929
- Year that city passed ordinance creating first historic district? - -1931
- 1931 historic zoning ordinance also created what? - -Board of Architectural
Review
- Year that Porgy & Bess opened in NYC? - -1935
- What year did two tornadoes hit? what did second one do? - -1938.
Second destroyed Market.
- What did Judge J. Waites Waring rule in 1947? - -SC primary elections must
be open to blacks.
- Who founded Historic Charleston Foundation? What year? - -Carolina Art
Assoc. in 1947.
- what is the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Progam and year it started? - -
Revolving fund for restoration started in 1959.
- Year that historic district expanded and zoning ordinance updated? What
areas were included in expansion? - -1966. Ansonborough and Harleston
Village.
- What year did Pearman Bridge open? - -1966
- Riley elected firt time in what year? - -1975
- SPoleto started in what year? - -1977
- Navy base closed in what year? - -1995.
- Tourism becomes largest in dustry in what year? - -1995.
- When was Hunley raised? - -August 8, 2000.
- How many crew members did Hunley have, and where are they buried? - -
8. Magnolia Cemetary
, - Arthur Ravenel Bridge opened in what year? - -2005
- Name the 4 main Native American groups - -Kiawah, Etiwan, Sewee,
Coosaw
- What was Ashley River first called? - -Kiawah
- For whom was first settlement named - -Duke of Albemarle, George Monck
- Ashley and Cooper Rivers named for? - -Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of
Shaftesbury
- Name the 8 Lords Proprietors - -Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of
Shaftesbury; George Monck, Duke of Albemarle; John Berkeley, Baron of
Berkeley of Stratton; Sir George Carteret; Sir John Colleton; William Craven,
Earl of Craven; Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon; Sir William Berkeley
- Who first identified where Charles Town should move? - -Gov. William
Sayle.
- Who did Lord Ashley send to lay out new town? - -Sir John Yeamans, also
Governor
- To whom had Oyster Point originally granted? - -Henry Hughes and John &
Affra Coming
- One of earliest residents of new town site was whom? Month and year his
house is noted? Where was it? - -Richard Tradd. February 1679. Corner of
East Bay & Broad.
- He drew earliest known view of Charleston? When? - -Hugenot Jean Boyd
in 1698
- Year of Herbert map? - -1721
- What was Grand Modell? - -Layout for the city with gridded streets and
public square
- To whom was first Grand Modell lot granted and when? - -Lot No. 14 at
East Bay & Broad to John Bullen on Feb 3, 1679.
- Why did King St become major north-south artery instead of Meeting? - -
because it ran on high ridge of ground.
- What was King St. first called? - -The Broad Path
questions and Answers
Name years that hurricane hit. - -1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart),
1813, 1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989 (Hugo)
- Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. - -Denmark Vesey
- Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. - -November 21,
1824.
- First US VP to resign. - -John C. Calhoun under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun
also VP under John Adams in 1824.
- Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice crop both in what
year? - -1828
- Nullification Controversey was in response to what? - -1828 and 1832
tariffs.
- Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in what year? - -
1832.
- How long was railway and where did it go? - -136 miles from Charleston to
Hamburg.
- What happend to St. Philip's in 1835? - -Destroyed by fire.
- how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many building damaged? - -
144 acres. almost 1,000 buildings easteward from King St. to Ansonborough.
- First municipal college and year city funded it. - -College of Charleston.
1839.
- What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? - -SC Arsensal.
- What year was Citadel established and where? - -1842. On grounds of SC
Arsenal.
- Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? - -December 20, 1860.
- Where was Ordinance of Secesssion signed? - -Insitute Hall.
- what and when started Civil War? - -Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
,- When was worst fire? Where? - -December 11, 1861. Diagnoal path from
Cooper to Ashley rivers.
- Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations? - -Members of K.K.
Beth Elohim
- What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date? - -On May 13, 1862, he
seized Confederate ship Planter and along with 12 other slaves delivered it
to Union quadron blockading the harbor.
- Who led 54th Mass? - -Col. Robert Gould.
- What did 54th Mass do, and what was date? - -Led assault on Battery
Wagner in 1863.
- When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin? - -August 1863.
- How long did Ubion bombardment last? - -18 months
- Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he stay? - -1863. Stayed
at Gov. William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St.
- What did Hunley do and when? - -Sank Houstatonic on February 17, 1864.
- How many days did union seige last? - -545 days
- Month and year that Union occupation started? - -February 1865
- What booming industry started in 1867? - -Phosphate
- what mayor expands parks and other public services and when? - -William
Ashmead Courenay in 1879
- When did big earthquake happen? - -1886.
- How many died in earthquake? - -almost 100.
- What happened in Hamton Park in 1902? - -Interstate and West Indian
Expo.
- What month and year did hurricane wipe out last of rice industry? - -
August, 1911
- When was boll weevil detected? By what year was cotton industry
destroyed? - -1917. 1919.
,- Who was Susan Pringle Frost? - -A founder of Society for Preservation of
Old Dwellings.
- When was Society for Preservation of Old Dwellings founded? - -1920
- When did Grace Memorial open? - -1929
- Year that city passed ordinance creating first historic district? - -1931
- 1931 historic zoning ordinance also created what? - -Board of Architectural
Review
- Year that Porgy & Bess opened in NYC? - -1935
- What year did two tornadoes hit? what did second one do? - -1938.
Second destroyed Market.
- What did Judge J. Waites Waring rule in 1947? - -SC primary elections must
be open to blacks.
- Who founded Historic Charleston Foundation? What year? - -Carolina Art
Assoc. in 1947.
- what is the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Progam and year it started? - -
Revolving fund for restoration started in 1959.
- Year that historic district expanded and zoning ordinance updated? What
areas were included in expansion? - -1966. Ansonborough and Harleston
Village.
- What year did Pearman Bridge open? - -1966
- Riley elected firt time in what year? - -1975
- SPoleto started in what year? - -1977
- Navy base closed in what year? - -1995.
- Tourism becomes largest in dustry in what year? - -1995.
- When was Hunley raised? - -August 8, 2000.
- How many crew members did Hunley have, and where are they buried? - -
8. Magnolia Cemetary
, - Arthur Ravenel Bridge opened in what year? - -2005
- Name the 4 main Native American groups - -Kiawah, Etiwan, Sewee,
Coosaw
- What was Ashley River first called? - -Kiawah
- For whom was first settlement named - -Duke of Albemarle, George Monck
- Ashley and Cooper Rivers named for? - -Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of
Shaftesbury
- Name the 8 Lords Proprietors - -Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of
Shaftesbury; George Monck, Duke of Albemarle; John Berkeley, Baron of
Berkeley of Stratton; Sir George Carteret; Sir John Colleton; William Craven,
Earl of Craven; Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon; Sir William Berkeley
- Who first identified where Charles Town should move? - -Gov. William
Sayle.
- Who did Lord Ashley send to lay out new town? - -Sir John Yeamans, also
Governor
- To whom had Oyster Point originally granted? - -Henry Hughes and John &
Affra Coming
- One of earliest residents of new town site was whom? Month and year his
house is noted? Where was it? - -Richard Tradd. February 1679. Corner of
East Bay & Broad.
- He drew earliest known view of Charleston? When? - -Hugenot Jean Boyd
in 1698
- Year of Herbert map? - -1721
- What was Grand Modell? - -Layout for the city with gridded streets and
public square
- To whom was first Grand Modell lot granted and when? - -Lot No. 14 at
East Bay & Broad to John Bullen on Feb 3, 1679.
- Why did King St become major north-south artery instead of Meeting? - -
because it ran on high ridge of ground.
- What was King St. first called? - -The Broad Path
