Name/Title
Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1883Entry/Object ID
2013.023.2Secondary Title
Year Book 1883: City of Charleston, So. Ca.
City of Charleston Yearbook 1883
1883 City YearbookDescription
Contains Mayor Courtenay's Annual Review and reports from: Treasury Department; Assessor; Sheriff; Corporation Counsel; Department of Streets; Department of Health; City Registrar; Tidal Drain Keeper; Meteorological Summary; Department of Charities; The Alms House; The Old Folks Home; Department of Police; Pleasure Grounds; Public Buildings; Port of Charleston; Education in Charleston; Higher Education; Visit of The Princess Louise; Acts of the General Assembly; Ordinances of City Council; Mortuary; and various other reports.
Appendix includes: Centennial of Incorporation -- Centennial Address -- Population and its Sources -- Early Crops and Commerce -- Ante-Revolutionary Period -- Close of the Revolutionary War -- Post Revolutionary Period -- Commercial History -- Commercial Changes -- Progress of Railroads -- The Post Office -- The Health of Charleston -- Federal Officers in Charleston -- Topography of Charleston -- Topography of Harbor/Forts-Lights-Jetties -- Noted Events of the Century -- Slavery in Province, Colony and State -- The Compromise Measures and Repeal -- Charleston Troops in the War -- Charleston's Home Defence [sic] -- Blockade Running -- Post-Bellum Period -- Etc.
Includes the following illustrations:
Fac-Simile of the Medal Struck at the United States Mint, Philadelphia, to commemorate the Centennial of the Incorporation of the City of Charleston, 13 August 1883.
The Great Seal of the Second Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina.
Fac-Simile of an Old Map of Carolina (previous to 1700).
Fac-Simile of a British Stamp.
Fac-Simile of an Old Map, giving the British account of the Battle of Fort Sullivan, 28 June 1776.
Plats A, B, C, showing Locations of Fort Johnson---1704-1865.
Plats D, E, showing Locations of Fort Moultrie---1776-1865.
Plats E, G, showing Location of Castle Pinckney---1794.
Plats F, G, showing Shape and Area of Fort Sumter---1828.
Fac-Simile of Relics Found in the Cornerstone of the Old Light-House, Morris Island, 1767.
Map of Charleston and surrounding vicinity, showing the original settlement of 1670 at Albemarle Point.
xviii, 580 p., [6] folded leaves : ill., maps ; 25 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2013.023.Source or Donor
Mrs. Beth WoffordAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of T. Russell RooneyLexicon
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Local government, Municipal government, Municipal government--South Carolina--Charleston--Periodicals, Charleston (S.C.) Office of the Mayor, Charleston (S.C.)--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Politics and government, YearbooksBook Details
Author
City of CharlestonPublisher
News and Courier Book PressesPlace Published
City
CharlestonState/Province
South CarolinaCountry
United States of AmericaCall No.
JS13 .C33 1883Notes
Date: [1884 or 1885]
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Shelf
BooksRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Relationships
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2004.009.003, 2004.009.004, 2004.009.005, 2004.009.006, 2005.003.0088, 2005.003.0089, 2005.003.0090, 2005.003.0091, 2005.003.0093, 2005.003.0095, 2005.003.0097, 2005.003.0098, 2005.012.2, 2007.002.0038, 2012.017.12, 2013.023.1, 2013.023.3, 2013.023.4, 2013.023.5, 2013.023.6, 2013.023.7, 2013.023.8, 2015.013.1, 2015.013.10, 2015.013.11, 2015.013.12, 2015.013.2, 2015.013.3, 2015.013.4, 2015.013.5, 2015.013.6, 2015.013.7, 2015.013.8, 2015.013.9General Notes
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Notes: Includes listing of City Government officials.Created By
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March 30, 2023