Name/Title
Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1885Entry/Object ID
2016.011.02Secondary Title
Year Book 1885: City of Charleston, So. Ca.
City of Charleston Yearbook 1885
1885 City YearbookDescription
Contains Mayor Courtenay's Annual Review and reports from: Treasury Department; Assessor; Sheriff; Corporation Counsel; Street Department; Department of Health; Special Reports*; Department of Charities; Department of Police; Pleasure Grounds; Works of Art-Relics; Public Buildings and Grounds, and Markets; Port of Charleston; Education in Charleston; Mortuary, 1884-85; Acts of Assembly; Communication from Northeastern Railroad Company; Ordinances of City Council, 1885.
Appendix includes: Sandford's voyage on the coast of Carolina, 1666, succeeding "Hilton's" voyage in 1663 -- A historic sketch of the Huguenot Church, 1681-1886 -- The administration of justice in South Carolina, 1670-1860 -- The Stamp Act excitement in 1765 -- A brief sketch of Gen. Francis Marion, with his epitaph -- Gen. William Moultrie's epitaph -- The German fusiliers in the War for American Independence, founded 1775 -- The military defences of Charleston 1860-65 -- The Confederate Home and School, 1867-86 -- A descriptive narrative of the Cyclone, August 1885 -- The tornado of 1761.
Includes the following illustrations:
Map of the inner harbor, with several thousand soundings, showing depth of water at all points
Portraits of the Prominent Volunteer Firemen, 1842
Facsimile of poster fixing price of stamps and of the stamp itself
Map of Charleston and Vicinity, showing location of all forts
xii, , 391 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2016.011Source or Donor
South Carolina Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
TransferCredit Line
Courtesy of the South Carolina Historical SocietyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
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 1885Notes
Date: [1885 or 1886]
Copy No.: 0Location
Location
Shelf
BooksRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Condition
Overall Condition
PoorNotes
Spine binding off; front cover separated; back cover barely held togetherGeneral Notes
Note
Notes: Includes listing of City Government officials.Created By
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April 1, 2016Updated By
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March 30, 2023