April 1670 When was Charleston founded?
Edward Hyde, George Monck, William Craven, John Berkeley, Ashley Cooper, George Carteret,
William Berkeley, John Colleton Name the eight Lords Proprietors
Chicora What did the Indians call Carolina?
John Locke Who wrote the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina?
Carolina, Port Royal, Albemarle The settlers left England in what three ships?
Joseph West Who was the leader of the first expedition?
William Sayle Who was the first governor under Proprietary Rule?
Grand Modell What was the original plan of Charles Town called?
John Yeamans Who made the original plan?
Port Royal What was their original destination?
Albemarle Point What did they call the location of their original settlement?
1703 When were Charles Town's first effective walls constructed?
Governor Nathaniel Johnson Who directed the construction of the walls?
Edward Crisp Whose map of the city was published in 1704?
Grandville Bastion What was the SE bastion called?
Colleton Bastion What was the SW bastion called?
Carteret Bastion What was the NW bastion called?
Craven Bastion What was the NE bastion called?
Queen Street (1734) What street was originally called Dock Street?
Cooper Street What was the original name of Broad Street?
Francis Nicholson Who was the first Royal Governor of South Carolina?
Indian trade, rice, indigo, shipping What were the main sources of wealth in Charles Town?
William Bull Who was the first Lieutenant Governor?
William Campbell Who was the last Royal Governor?
28 June 1776 (Carolina Day) What was the date of the first decisive victory of the Revolution?
Colonel William Moultrie Who was the commander of the Patriots, credited with that first
victory?
Colonel Isaac Hayne Who was hanged, as an example to the Patriots, by the British?
13 August 1783 On what date was Charleston incorporated?
Richard Hutson Who was the first intendant/mayor of Charleston?
Charleston and Hamburg In 1830, the SC railroad ran between what two cities?
The Best Friend What was the name of the first locomotive of the SC Railroad?
20 December 1860 at St. Andrew's Hall What was the date and location where the
Ordinance of Secession was voted and adopted?
SC Institute Hall Where was the Ordinance of Secession signed?
31 August 1886 What was the date of the great earthquake?
SC Interstate and West Indian Exposition What was the exposition held in Charleston 1901-
1902?
Ansonborough What was Charleston's first suburb?
George Anson The first suburb was named for whom?
, Home of Charles Pinckney What house was known as the Governor's Mansion?
Daniel's Creek Where was the Governor's Bridge?
Mrs. Affra Harleston Coming Who gave the Glebe lands to the Church of England?
First Golf Club in America (1786) What "Charleston First" occurred in Harleston Village?
Liberty Oak (80 Alexander Street) What significant landmark is in Mazyckborough?
Christopher Gadsden Who was the leader of the "Sons of Liberty?"
William "Scourge of the Pirates" Rhett For whom was Rhettsbury named and what was his
nickname?
Ansonborough Where is Rhettsbury today?
Children of Joseph Wragg The streets of Wraggsborough were named for whom?
Liberty Tree Marker What was located at 80 Alexander Street?
Adamesque What is the architectural style of Presqu'ile?
Goldsmith's Row What name is given to 11-25 Anson Street?
E.C. Jones Who designed the Palmetto Fire Hall (27 Anson Street)?
Horlbeck Brothers Who designed St. Stephen's Episcopal Church?
Thomas Doughty House (71 Anson Street) What was the first house restored as part of the
Ansonborough Project (1959)?
White Elephant What name was given to the house at 75 Anson Street?
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Church of the Irish What was the name and nickname of the
church previously located at St. Joseph's Reformed Episcopal Church (93 Anson Street)?
John Archdale (Quaker, Governor 1695-1696) Archdale Street was named for whom?
British stables For what was the Unitarian Church used during the American Revolution?
Perpendicular Gothic What is the architectural style of the Unitarian Church?
Francis D. Lee Who designed the Unitarian Church?
Dr. Samuel Gilman What former minister of the Unitarian Church wrote "Fair Harvard?"
Caroline Gilman Who published the Rosebud, the first children's newspaper in the US?
1787 In what year was the Unitarian Church, the second oldest church building in Charleston,
completed?
Frederick Wesner Who designed St. John's Lutheran Church?
Jacob S. Roh Who did the ironwork at St. John's Lutheran Church?
Dr. John Bachman Which minister of St. John's Lutheran Church was a friend and
collaborator of Audubon?
Baker House Condominiums For what is the Baker Hospital used today?
Revered A. Toomer Peter Who designed St. Luke's Chapel and Colcock Hall?
Jones and Lee Who designed the Church of the Holy Trinity?
Free flying staircase What is the amazing interior feature of the Thomas Bennett House?
Albert Simons Who designed Memminger Auditorium?
Jones and Lee Who designed 1 Broad Street?
Italian Renaissance Revival What is the architectural style of 1 Broad?
Connecticut Brownstone With what material is 1 Broad faced?
Lionhead keystones What significant features are on the exterior of 1 Broad?
Jones and Lee Who designed 3 Broad?
Walker, Evans, and Cogswell What firm was the official printer of the Confederacy?
Eagle What is in the pediment of gilded oak of the building at 16 Broad?
People's Building What was Charleston's first skyscraper?
Shepard's Tavern Of what was 46 Broad Street the site?
Edward Hyde, George Monck, William Craven, John Berkeley, Ashley Cooper, George Carteret,
William Berkeley, John Colleton Name the eight Lords Proprietors
Chicora What did the Indians call Carolina?
John Locke Who wrote the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina?
Carolina, Port Royal, Albemarle The settlers left England in what three ships?
Joseph West Who was the leader of the first expedition?
William Sayle Who was the first governor under Proprietary Rule?
Grand Modell What was the original plan of Charles Town called?
John Yeamans Who made the original plan?
Port Royal What was their original destination?
Albemarle Point What did they call the location of their original settlement?
1703 When were Charles Town's first effective walls constructed?
Governor Nathaniel Johnson Who directed the construction of the walls?
Edward Crisp Whose map of the city was published in 1704?
Grandville Bastion What was the SE bastion called?
Colleton Bastion What was the SW bastion called?
Carteret Bastion What was the NW bastion called?
Craven Bastion What was the NE bastion called?
Queen Street (1734) What street was originally called Dock Street?
Cooper Street What was the original name of Broad Street?
Francis Nicholson Who was the first Royal Governor of South Carolina?
Indian trade, rice, indigo, shipping What were the main sources of wealth in Charles Town?
William Bull Who was the first Lieutenant Governor?
William Campbell Who was the last Royal Governor?
28 June 1776 (Carolina Day) What was the date of the first decisive victory of the Revolution?
Colonel William Moultrie Who was the commander of the Patriots, credited with that first
victory?
Colonel Isaac Hayne Who was hanged, as an example to the Patriots, by the British?
13 August 1783 On what date was Charleston incorporated?
Richard Hutson Who was the first intendant/mayor of Charleston?
Charleston and Hamburg In 1830, the SC railroad ran between what two cities?
The Best Friend What was the name of the first locomotive of the SC Railroad?
20 December 1860 at St. Andrew's Hall What was the date and location where the
Ordinance of Secession was voted and adopted?
SC Institute Hall Where was the Ordinance of Secession signed?
31 August 1886 What was the date of the great earthquake?
SC Interstate and West Indian Exposition What was the exposition held in Charleston 1901-
1902?
Ansonborough What was Charleston's first suburb?
George Anson The first suburb was named for whom?
, Home of Charles Pinckney What house was known as the Governor's Mansion?
Daniel's Creek Where was the Governor's Bridge?
Mrs. Affra Harleston Coming Who gave the Glebe lands to the Church of England?
First Golf Club in America (1786) What "Charleston First" occurred in Harleston Village?
Liberty Oak (80 Alexander Street) What significant landmark is in Mazyckborough?
Christopher Gadsden Who was the leader of the "Sons of Liberty?"
William "Scourge of the Pirates" Rhett For whom was Rhettsbury named and what was his
nickname?
Ansonborough Where is Rhettsbury today?
Children of Joseph Wragg The streets of Wraggsborough were named for whom?
Liberty Tree Marker What was located at 80 Alexander Street?
Adamesque What is the architectural style of Presqu'ile?
Goldsmith's Row What name is given to 11-25 Anson Street?
E.C. Jones Who designed the Palmetto Fire Hall (27 Anson Street)?
Horlbeck Brothers Who designed St. Stephen's Episcopal Church?
Thomas Doughty House (71 Anson Street) What was the first house restored as part of the
Ansonborough Project (1959)?
White Elephant What name was given to the house at 75 Anson Street?
St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Church of the Irish What was the name and nickname of the
church previously located at St. Joseph's Reformed Episcopal Church (93 Anson Street)?
John Archdale (Quaker, Governor 1695-1696) Archdale Street was named for whom?
British stables For what was the Unitarian Church used during the American Revolution?
Perpendicular Gothic What is the architectural style of the Unitarian Church?
Francis D. Lee Who designed the Unitarian Church?
Dr. Samuel Gilman What former minister of the Unitarian Church wrote "Fair Harvard?"
Caroline Gilman Who published the Rosebud, the first children's newspaper in the US?
1787 In what year was the Unitarian Church, the second oldest church building in Charleston,
completed?
Frederick Wesner Who designed St. John's Lutheran Church?
Jacob S. Roh Who did the ironwork at St. John's Lutheran Church?
Dr. John Bachman Which minister of St. John's Lutheran Church was a friend and
collaborator of Audubon?
Baker House Condominiums For what is the Baker Hospital used today?
Revered A. Toomer Peter Who designed St. Luke's Chapel and Colcock Hall?
Jones and Lee Who designed the Church of the Holy Trinity?
Free flying staircase What is the amazing interior feature of the Thomas Bennett House?
Albert Simons Who designed Memminger Auditorium?
Jones and Lee Who designed 1 Broad Street?
Italian Renaissance Revival What is the architectural style of 1 Broad?
Connecticut Brownstone With what material is 1 Broad faced?
Lionhead keystones What significant features are on the exterior of 1 Broad?
Jones and Lee Who designed 3 Broad?
Walker, Evans, and Cogswell What firm was the official printer of the Confederacy?
Eagle What is in the pediment of gilded oak of the building at 16 Broad?
People's Building What was Charleston's first skyscraper?
Shepard's Tavern Of what was 46 Broad Street the site?
