Name/Title
The City of Charleston Tour Guide Training ManualEntry/Object ID
2011.002.057.3Secondary Title
City Tour Guide ManualDescription
Manual used to train and license tour guides within the City of Charleston. Building upon the 1984 "Information for Guides of Historic Charleston," this updated manual features chapters on facts and figures related to Charleston; a historical overview of Charleston; architecture and preservation; cultural influences; city visits; Charleston Harbor points of interest; Lowcountry visits; uniquely Charleston features; Charleston gardens; and a street-by-street building inventory.
Includes essays about archaeology; South Carolina prehistory; Native Americans and early Charleston; early colonization efforts; The Lords Proprietors; voyage of the first Charlestonians; the Walled City; pirates in Charles Town; rice, indigo and cotton; Charleston in the Revolutionary War; plantation life; the Civil War in Charleston; Charleston during Reconstruction; the Charleston Renaissance; Charleston during World Wars I & II; Charleston’s natural disasters; the single house, double house, and Freedmen's cottage; architects and architectural styles of Charleston; Charleston’s historic building materials; Charleston’s historic paint colors; Charleston’s lost architecture; immigrants to Charleston; African American history; women’s history; historic, cultural, and civic organizations; Charleston’s maritime heritage; Cooper River; Ashley River; French Santee; Charleston "firsts"; pronunciation guide; literary Charleston; music in Charleston; Charleston’s decorative arts; Charleston ironwork; Gullah/Geechie culture and lowcountry baskets; lowcountry cuisine; Charleston graveyards; historic schools and colleges; early naturalists and gardeners; illustrated plant list; tourism in Charleston. Also includes a copy of the Tourism Ordinance.
483 p. : ill., mapsCollection
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
Historic Charleston FoundationPublisher
City of CharlestonPlace Published
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaDate Published
2011Call No.
F279 .C43 C58 2011Notes
Copy No.: 1Location
Location
Room
Preservation DepartmentBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Preservation Department copy.
Includes bibliographical references.
Compiled and edited by Historic Charleston Foundation for the City of Charleston Office of Tourism.
Five copies: Archives, Library, 1st Floor Missroon, 3rd Floor Missroon, Nathaniel Russell House Docent Library, Aiken-Rhett House Docent Library.
PDF also available.Created By
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July 28, 2011Updated By
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March 30, 2023