Historic Map - Charleston, SC - 1872

Bird's eye view of the city of Charleston, South Carolina 1872. Drawn and published by C. Drie

The city of Charleston was founded in 1670, though at the time it was named Charles Towne. In 1783 - after the American Revolution - the town changed it's name to the current form. Rich in history, the city was one of the largest of colonial America, and played a major role in the American Civil War. The state was the first to secede following the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Union ships entering Charleston's harbor. Complete reference list below.

Features numbered references to the following locations:

1. City Hall
2. Court House
3. U.S. Court House
4. Fire proof Building
5. Post Office
6. Lower Guard House
7. Upper Guard House
8. Lower Market
9. Neck Market
10. County Jail
11. House of Correction
12. Roper Hospital
13. City Hospital
14. Marine Hospital
15. Orphan's House
16. Artesian Well
17. Citadel
18. Custum House
19. Alms House
20. U.S. Arsenal
21. High School
22. Normal School
23. St. Philips School
24. Morris St School
25. Free School
26. Charleston College
27. Medical College
28. Mariners Church
29. First Baptist
30. First Presbyterian
31. Site of St. Peters
32. St. Michaels
33. Ruins of St. FInbars
34. St. Finbars Chapel
35. Huguenot Church
36. St. Phillips
37. Ruins Circular Church
38. St. John's Lutheran
39. German Lutheran
40. German Lutheran (old)
41. German Lutheran (new)
42. Uniterian Church
43. Calvery
44. Trinity Church
45. Sinagogue
46. St. Mary's Church
47. Centenary Church
48. Grace Church
49. Catholic Church
50. Methodist
51. Glebe St. Church
52. Porter's Church
53. German Catholic
54. Central Church
55. St. Stephens Chapel
56. Catholic Chapel
57. Zion's Church
58. African M.E.
59. Bethel Church
60. Flynn's Church
61. St. Luke's Church
62. St. John's Church
63. St. Paul Church
64. St. Patricks Church
65. Morris St. Baptist
66. Chapel
67. Chapel
68. Citadel Square Baptist
69. Bethel Church
70. South Carolina Hall
71. Hiberian Hall
72. German F.S. Hall
73. Market Hall
74. Military Hall
75. Masonic Hall
76. Odd Fellows Hall
77. Freundschafts Bund Hall
78. South Carolina R.R.d.
79. North Eastern R.R.d.
80. Savannah R.R.d.
81. Opera House
82. Chamber of Commerce
83. Board of Trade
84. Gas Works
85. Hebrew Orphan
86. Western Union Telegraph Co.
87. (bis). Southern Atlantic Co.
88. Charleston Hotel
89. Mills House
90. Pavillion House
91. Waverly House