A History of Charleston's Hampton Park

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

A History of Charleston's Hampton Park

Entry/Object ID

2012.002.085

Description

Most visitors to Charleston never venture far enough north to discover what residents claim as the most appealing public open space on the peninsula. Hampton Park is completely unexpected in this city famous for highly manicured gardens with clipped lawns, sculpted shrubs and precise designs hidden behind massive walls and iron gates. Hampton Park’s naturalistic character was created as an antidote to the cramped conditions of the lower peninsula, and it still offers open fields of grass, walking trails, shade trees and overflowing flower beds. But the story is not that simple—it began more than three hundred years ago with Native Americans and involves early plantation life, Revolutionary War battles, horse racing, the Civil War, industrial development, civic spectacle, professional baseball, a zoo and disco. Contents: Native Americans and the Pre-Colonial Era -- The Colonial Era -- The Revolutionary War -- The Civil War and America's First Memorial Day -- After the War -- The South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition -- Birth of a Park -- The Citadel -- Decline and Rebirth 126 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2012.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2012)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Hampton Park (Charleston, S.C.)--History

Book Details

Author

Eberle, Kevin R.

Publisher

History Press

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

2012

Call No.

F279 .C47 H36 2012

ISBN

9781609496241

LCCN

2012031183

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.007.16, 2009.013.27, 2015.003.03, 2015.026.7

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Kevin R. Eberle. Includes bibliographical references (p. [119]-124) and index. Copy provided to HCF per terms of Permission to Publish for use of photographs.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

August 27, 2012

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023