Charleston

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city

Charleston is a historic port city in South Carolina known as a key center of colonial resistance to British rule, including major protests against imperial taxation.

Aliases (6)

Charleston, South Carolina ×44
Charleston, South Carolina, United States ×11
Charleston metropolitan area ×5
Charles Town ×3
City of Charleston ×3
Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
areaCode	843 → 854 →
capitalOf	Province of Carolina →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States of America →
currentFunction	county seat of Charleston County →
formerCapitalOf	South Carolina →
foundedIn	1670 →
governedBy	Mayor–council government →
hasAirport	Charleston International Airport →
hasHistoricDistrict	Charleston Historic District →
hasLandmark	Fort Sumter → Rainbow Row → The Battery → Waterfront Park →
hasPort	Port of Charleston →
hasUniversity	College of Charleston → The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina →
knownFor	antebellum mansions → cobblestone streets → colonial resistance to British rule → culinary scene → historic churches → historic port → protests against imperial taxation → tourism → waterfront views → well-preserved historic architecture →
locatedAtMouthOf	Ashley River → Cooper River →
locatedIn	Berkeley County → Charleston County → Dorchester County →
locatedOn	Atlantic Ocean →
namedAfter	King Charles II of England →
originalName	Charles Town →
partOf	Lowcountry →
populationRankInState	largest city in South Carolina →
portType	deep-water port →
roleIn	American Civil War → American Revolutionary War →
significantEvent	Battle of Charleston Harbor → Charleston Tea Party → Siege of Charleston →
state	South Carolina →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
UNESCOTentativeListStatus	proposed World Heritage Site →
wasMajorCenterOf	Atlantic slave trade in North America → British colonial administration in the American South →

Referenced by (86)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charleston Harbor ("City of Charleston") → Charleston Historic District → College of Charleston ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Fireproof Building (Charleston, South Carolina) ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Rainbow Row ("Charleston, South Carolina") → The Battery (Charleston) ("Charleston, South Carolina") → The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") → U.S. Marine Hospital (Charleston, South Carolina) ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	locatedIn
Bill Murray ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Charles Pinckney ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Edward Rutledge ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Henry Laurens ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Henry Middleton ("Charleston, South Carolina") → John Rutledge ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Robert Mills ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	residence
Archibald Grimké ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Arthur Freed ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Henry Laurens ("Charleston, South Carolina") → James F. Byrnes ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Robert Mills ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Shepard Fairey ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Charleston Battery → College of Charleston → Rainbow Row → The Battery (Charleston) → The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina →	city
Arthur Middleton ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Charles Pinckney ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Edward Rutledge ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Henry Middleton ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Joseph Pulitzer ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") →	deathPlace
Bombardment of Fort Sumter ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Charleston Battery ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Siege of Charleston ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Sons of Liberty ("Charleston, South Carolina") → South Carolina Sons of Liberty ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	location
Province of Carolina ("Charles Town") → Province of Carolina → Province of South Carolina → Province of South Carolina ("Charles Town") →	capital
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Seaboard Air Line Railroad ("Charleston, South Carolina") → Seaboard Coast Line Railroad ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	servedCity
Bumpy Johnson ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") → Charles Pinckney ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	birthPlace
Charleston County, South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") → South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	largestCity
Middleton Place ("Charleston, South Carolina") → North Charleston, South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	locatedNear
Charleston County, South Carolina ("Charleston metropolitan area") → North Charleston, South Carolina ("Charleston metropolitan area") →	partOf
John Rutledge ("Charleston, South Carolina") → William Westmoreland ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Liberty Boys ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	activeIn
Charleston Battery ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	basedIn
Siege of Charleston ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	captured
Charleston County, South Carolina ("City of Charleston") →	contains
Eastern United States ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	containsCity
Rainbow Row →	culturalSymbolOf
Black Loyalists →	departedFrom
Cooper River →	flowsThrough
Cooper River →	formsPartOfBoundaryOf
Charleston Historic District ("City of Charleston") →	governingBody
Charleston Historic District →	hasCity
Charleston Tea Party ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	hasLocation
Charleston Battery ("Charleston metropolitan area") →	hasSupporterBase
Southern Department of the Continental Army ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	headquartersLocation
Province of South Carolina →	importantPort
North Charleston, South Carolina ("Charleston metropolitan area") →	isIndustrialCenterOf
North Charleston, South Carolina ("Charleston metropolitan area") →	isTransportationHubFor
Tea Act →	locationOfNotableProtest
Stamp Act 1765 →	locationOfProtests
South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	majorCity
Commons House of Assembly →	meetsIn
James Hoban ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	movedTo
Fort Sumter ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	nearestCity
Rhett Butler ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	origin
Charleston ("Charles Town") →	originalName
Dorchester County, South Carolina ("Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area") →	partOfMetropolitanArea
James Hoban ("Charleston, South Carolina, United States") →	placeOfActivity
Dorchester County, South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	proximityTo
Charleston County, South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	seat
Commons House of Assembly →	seatOfGovernment
Diocese of South Carolina ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	seeCity
Porgy and Bess →	settingCity
Silver Meteor ("Charleston, South Carolina") →	stopsAt