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Charleston is the second largest city in South Carolina. It also serves as county seat for Charleston County. It covers 164.1 sq mi (405.5 sq km) and has a population of 120,000 people (2011 estimate) within a metropolitan area of 660,000 people.
Guide to Charleston Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Charleston that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Charleston, South Carolina
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Charleston experiences a humid subtropical climate with mid winters and hot, humid summers. July is the hottest month here, when the average high temperature rises to 88.5°F (31.4°C). January is the coldest month, when average low temperature drops to 42.4°F (5.8°C). August is the wettest month in Charlestown, receiving some 6.54 in (166.1 mm) of rain.Charleston is located on the west bank of the Ashley River. It was established by English settlers led by William Sayle in 1670, and was originally written as Charles Towne, in honor of King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland (1630-1685. By the mid-18th century it was the fifth largest city in the United States and the wealthiest and largest south of Philadelphia.
In the decades following the American Revolutionary War, Charleston grew into one of the wealthiest cities in South Carolina. Its prosperity is derived mainly from its cotton plantation that made use of slave labor. The activities of Charleston's blacks, both the free and the slaves, were greatly curtailed following a massive slave revolt that was headed by Denmark Vesey, a free black, in 1822.
The American Civil War brought severe devastation to Charleston. Union forces captured the city in 1865, taking control of its main buildings including the Citadel Military Academy. The effect of the war was a shattered economy, compounded by the defeat of the Confederate Army, and the city took many decades to rebound. Before that could happen, it was nearly flattened by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake which took place on 31 August, 1886.
Charleston languished in economic doldrums until the last three decades of the 20th century, when the city finally saw improvements brought about by reinvestment and renewed interest in the city. The city did suffer some damage to its historic district from Hurrican Hugo in 1989, but it was able to rebound fairly quickly and has increased its population since.
Visiting Charleston
Charleston is served by Interstate 26, which terminates just north of its historic center. You can also fly to Charleston, arriving at the Charleston International Airport (CHS), which receives flights from Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia and Washington DC, among others.Places of Interest in Charleston
- Battery and White Point Gardens
Public park at the southern tip of the Charleston peninsula, where Ashley River meets Cooper River. - Charleston Museum
Museum providing an insight into the history of Charleston. - Fort Moultrie
Fort that was used during the American Revolutionary War and American Civil War. It is located on Sullivan's Island. - Fort Sumter National Monument
Site where the first shot started the American Civil War. - French Quarter
Old neighborhood where the English colonial Walled Town was once located. - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Museum displaying military crafts including the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier and the USS Clagamore submarine. There is also a reconstructed Vietnam-era camp.
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