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| Charleston is the oldest and - after Columbia - the second largest city in the US State of South Carolina, with a population (2008) of about 112,000. The city lies just south of the mid-point of South Carolina's coastline, at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper rivers. Its name is derived from Charles Towne, after King Charles II of England. |
| This postcard of King Street, Charleston, was mailed in 1912. |
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| Apologies if you are offended by the unacceptable description on this old postcard. This was the name given - by white people of course - to the black neighbourhood of the city. |
| East Battery. |
| South Battery Band Stand. |
| The Custom House. |
| Another postcard of the Custom House, located at E Bay Street and S Market St. Zoom in on the map above to see it. |
| Another postcard of the Battery Band Stand. |
| Monuments in Washington Park. |
| The Old Holmes House on the East Battery. |
| Sand Dunes on the Isle of Palms. |
| The junction of Meeting Street and Broad Street in 1909. |
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| Marion Square. |
| Charleston Museum. |
| Magnolia Gardens. |
| Hampton Park - a postcard mailed in 1909. |
| Colonial Lake. |
| The Navy Yard Administration Building. |
| "Old French Hugenot Church - Founded 1690 and only one in the US." |
| Another old postcard showing Colonial Lake. |
| Charleston Medical College. |
| Revolutionary Powder Magazine. |
| Charleston Post Office. |
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