Historic Charleston Foundation 1886 Earthquake Collection

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Historic Charleston Foundation 1886 Earthquake Collection

Entry/Object ID

2008.010.

Scope and Content

Charleston, South Carolina suffered a destructive earthquake on August 31, 1886. At 9:51 p.m., the quake that destroyed buildings and killed dozens of people rolled through Charleston and the surrounding cities and towns. Though there was no way to measure earthquakes at that time, modern seismologists estimate the Charleston earthquake to have measured 7.7 on the Richter magnitude scale. Collection consists of 13 file folders containing photographs, publications, and an damage assessment (microfiche). See individual records for fuller descriptions. See Related tab for books and other items at HCF that are related to the earthquake.

Collection

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.010.

Source or Donor

1886 Earthquake Collection

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Search Terms

Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886, Earthquakes--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--South Carolina--Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--History--19th century, Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc., Historic buildings--Earthquake effects--South Carolina--Charleston

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Collection

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 document box 13 File Folders

Archive Notes

Level of Description: Fonds

Location

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

Archives D-12

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection

Shelf

General Research, General Research

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Location

Container

Earthquake Collection Box

Shelf

Archives D-18, Archives D-18

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2005.003.0027, 2005.003.0028, 2005.003.0172, 2005.003.0211, 2005.003.0212, 2005.003.0224, 2005.003.0242, 2005.003.0275, 2005.003.0276, 2006.002.0017, 2006.002.0076, 2008.002.0059, 2008.002.0178, 2008.005.2, 2008.005.3, 2008.010.1, 2008.010.2, 2008.010.3, 2008.010.4, 2008.010.5, 2008.010.6, 2008.010.7, 2008.010.8, 2009.002.060, 2012.017.15

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 7, 2008

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

August 19, 2020