Name/Title
Information for Guides of Historic Charleston, South Carolina [1975]Entry/Object ID
2011.002.047Secondary Title
Historic Information
City Tour Guide ManualDescription
Manual used to train and license tour guides within the City of Charleston. Contains information on the streets and structures throughout the historic district, by street address, alphabetically by street. Also contains information on the founding and history of Charles Town; historic suburbs; major parks; institutions of higher learning; harbor history; markers; miscellaneous data; and flowers, shrubs and trees.
Partial contents:
Introduction (The Beginning -- The Lords Proprietors -- The First Settlers -- South Carolina a Pioneer in Religious Freedom -- The Nightmare voyage of the First Charlestonians)
Major Parks (The Battery -- Charles Towne Landing -- Colonial Lake -- Hampton Park -- Marion Square)
Institutions of Higher Learning (The Citadel -- College of Charleston -- Medical University of South Carolina)
Harbor of History (Fort Johnson -- Fort Moultrie -- Fort Sumter -- Castle Pinckney)
Miscellaneous Data (Early Charles Town Topography, Climate, etc. -- Cobblestones -- Church Services Timed by the Tides -- Earthquake Bolts and Rods -- Fire Marks -- Gateway Walk -- Charitable and Benevolent Institutions: Confederate Home, William Enston Home, Canterbury House, Episcopal Church Home, Franke Home, Collin McKay Grant Home, St. Philip's Church Home -- Rebellion Road -- South Carolina Gamecock -- The Swamp Fox -- State Bird, Flower, Motto, Tree -- Translations of Latin Mottoes -- Charleston Today
314 p. : mapCollection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2011.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2011)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
United States Local History, South Carolina, Charleston, Guidebooks, directories, Tourist maps, tourist publications, Charleston (S.C.)--Guidebooks, Charleston (S.C.)--HistoryBook Details
Author
Charleston (S.C.) Arts and History Commission, Stockton, Robert P.
Steedman, Marguerite C.
Sparkman, Mary A.Publisher
City of CharlestonPlace Published
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaDate Published
1975Call No.
F279 .C43 I5 1975Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Shelf
Prop File ShelvesBuilding
Digital FileCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Prop File ShelvesBuilding
Computer FileCategory
PermanentGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Digital (PDF) copy loaned to Katherine Saunders by long-time tour guide, Rhetta Mendelson (annotated by her).
Cover title: Historic Information.
Compiled from the records of Mary A. Sparkman. Updated by Marguerite C. Steedman in 1973 and by Robert P. Stockton in 1975.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
May 6, 2011Updated By
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March 30, 2023
