Charleston County, South Carolina

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Charleston County, South Carolina is a coastal county that includes the historic city of Charleston and surrounding Lowcountry areas central to early American and Civil War history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in South Carolina
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
contains Ashley River NERFINISHED
Charleston Harbor
City of Charleston
Cooper River
Daniel Island
Edisto River
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter National Monument
Isle of Palms, South Carolina
James Island
Johns Island
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Morris Island
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
North Charleston, South Carolina
Seabrook Island, South Carolina
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina
Wando River
country United States of America
fipsCode 45019
gnisID 1221913
governmentType county council–administrator
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasHistoricEvent Firing on Fort Sumter
hasHistoricSignificance American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
hasHistoricSite Boone Hall Plantation
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Drayton Hall
Fort Moultrie
Fort Sumter
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Middleton Place
hasProtectedArea ACE Basin (part)
Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
Francis Marion National Forest (part)
hasRegionType urban and rural mix
isCoastalCounty true
largestCity Charleston, South Carolina
locatedInRegion South Carolina Lowcountry
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedFor Charles II of England
partOf Charleston metropolitan area
seat Charleston, South Carolina
state South Carolina


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