Charleston Haunted Tour study guide
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Where / how did the great fire of 1861 start? - Correct answer-It began along the
cooper river near Hasell St. and burned across the peninsula. It was an accidental
fire
When did Charles II give the land of Carolina to the eight lords proprietors? -
Correct answer-1663
When did the previous St. Philips Church burn down? - Correct answer-1835
When was the current St. Philips Church built? - Correct answer-1838
When was the steeple of St. Philips Church completed? - Correct answer-1850
What are some notable burials at St. Philips Church? - Correct answer-John C.
Calhoun, Rawlins Lowndes, Edward Rutledge, Charles Pinckney
What precautions were in place to contain an explosion at the powder magazine? -
Correct answer-- 3 foot thick walls
- pointed door toward the wall rather than the city
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,- located on the northern / sparsely populated side of town
What else has the powder magazine been used for? - Correct answer-storage, livery
stable, wine cellar, & now museum
Where is the Carteret bastion marker located? - Correct answer-corner of meeting
& cumberland
What is the oldest graveyard on the peninsula? - Correct answer-graveyard of the
circular congregational church (1681)
When was the current Circular Congregational Church built? - Correct answer-
1892
When was Lawrence Hall built? - Correct answer-1870
When was the Gibbes Museum of Art built? - Correct answer-1905
Who is the Gibbes Museum of Art named for? - Correct answer-James Shoolbred
Gibbes (wealthy merchant, donated an estate of $120,000 to Charleston upon his
death in 1888 to be used for an art gallery, school, music conservatory, etc)
Who is Samuel F.B. Morse? - Correct answer-creator of morse code
Where can you find artwork of Samuel F.B. Morse? - Correct answer-gibbes
museum of art
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, When was the Mills House Hotel originally built? - Correct answer-1853
What was the Mills House previously used for? - Correct answer-used as a
confederacy headquarters during the civil war
Where did General P.G.T. Beauregard have an office during the Civil War? -
Correct answer-The Mills House Hotel
What caused the interior of the Mills House Hotel to be rebuilt? - Correct answer-
termite damage in the 1970's
When was Poogan's Porch built & what is the architectural style? - Correct answer-
1891, Victorian
When was Poogan's Porch switched from a home to a restaurant? - Correct answer-
1976
When was the J. Quaker Meeting House and Graveyard established? - Correct
answer-Circa 1681
Where were the graves from the Quaker Cemetery reinterred? - Correct answer-2
Courthouse Square
When was the Dr. John Lining house built? - Correct answer-circa 1715
Who was Dr. John Lining? - Correct answer-doctor and scientist who did
experiments on digestions and the first weather recordings in the United States.
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
Where / how did the great fire of 1861 start? - Correct answer-It began along the
cooper river near Hasell St. and burned across the peninsula. It was an accidental
fire
When did Charles II give the land of Carolina to the eight lords proprietors? -
Correct answer-1663
When did the previous St. Philips Church burn down? - Correct answer-1835
When was the current St. Philips Church built? - Correct answer-1838
When was the steeple of St. Philips Church completed? - Correct answer-1850
What are some notable burials at St. Philips Church? - Correct answer-John C.
Calhoun, Rawlins Lowndes, Edward Rutledge, Charles Pinckney
What precautions were in place to contain an explosion at the powder magazine? -
Correct answer-- 3 foot thick walls
- pointed door toward the wall rather than the city
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,- located on the northern / sparsely populated side of town
What else has the powder magazine been used for? - Correct answer-storage, livery
stable, wine cellar, & now museum
Where is the Carteret bastion marker located? - Correct answer-corner of meeting
& cumberland
What is the oldest graveyard on the peninsula? - Correct answer-graveyard of the
circular congregational church (1681)
When was the current Circular Congregational Church built? - Correct answer-
1892
When was Lawrence Hall built? - Correct answer-1870
When was the Gibbes Museum of Art built? - Correct answer-1905
Who is the Gibbes Museum of Art named for? - Correct answer-James Shoolbred
Gibbes (wealthy merchant, donated an estate of $120,000 to Charleston upon his
death in 1888 to be used for an art gallery, school, music conservatory, etc)
Who is Samuel F.B. Morse? - Correct answer-creator of morse code
Where can you find artwork of Samuel F.B. Morse? - Correct answer-gibbes
museum of art
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, When was the Mills House Hotel originally built? - Correct answer-1853
What was the Mills House previously used for? - Correct answer-used as a
confederacy headquarters during the civil war
Where did General P.G.T. Beauregard have an office during the Civil War? -
Correct answer-The Mills House Hotel
What caused the interior of the Mills House Hotel to be rebuilt? - Correct answer-
termite damage in the 1970's
When was Poogan's Porch built & what is the architectural style? - Correct answer-
1891, Victorian
When was Poogan's Porch switched from a home to a restaurant? - Correct answer-
1976
When was the J. Quaker Meeting House and Graveyard established? - Correct
answer-Circa 1681
Where were the graves from the Quaker Cemetery reinterred? - Correct answer-2
Courthouse Square
When was the Dr. John Lining house built? - Correct answer-circa 1715
Who was Dr. John Lining? - Correct answer-doctor and scientist who did
experiments on digestions and the first weather recordings in the United States.
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