Name/Title
"Charleston" [excerpt from Peculiarities of American Cities"]Entry/Object ID
2013.002.103Description
Chapter 6 from the book. Describes the author's first visit to Charleston: The jail yard -- Bombardment of the city -- Roper Hospital -- Charleston during the War -- Secession of South Carolina -- Attack and surrender of Fort Sumter -- Blockade of the harbor -- Great Fire of 1861 -- Capitulation in 1865 -- First settlement of the city -- Battles of the Revolution -- Nullification Act-- John C. Calhoun -- Population of the city -- commerce and manufactures -- Charleston Harbor -- "American Venice" -- Battery -- Streets, public buildings and churches -- Scenery about Charleston -- Railways and steamship lines -- An ancient church -- Magnolia Cemetery -- Drives near the city -- Charleston purified by fire. Includes illustrations of View on the Battery, Garden at Mount Pleasant, Custom House, and Magnolia Cemetery.
p. 107-120, [4] leaves of plates : ill.Collection
Pamphlets, Guidebooks, Reports, Theses/DissertationsAcquisition
Accession
2013.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2013)Acquisition Method
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ArticleNomenclature Sub-Class
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Charleston (S.C.)--Description and travel, Charleston (S.C.)--HistoryPublication Details
Author
Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905Publisher
Hubbard BrothersDate Published
1885Other Names and Numbers
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Other NumberOther Number
P374Location
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Shelf
Books-PamphletsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: By Captain Willard Glazier.Created By
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May 13, 2013Updated By
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February 3, 2016