| BLACK CAT TOURS meet at Market Hall Daughters of the Confederacy 188 Meeting St. corner of Market & Meeting Streets, across the street from Waldenbooks. |
| THREE VIEWS OF THE WALLED CITY |
| The Walled City Walk |
| Pirates to Patriots -- Petticoats to Prohibition Charleston occupies a unique place in American history - the only English walled city in Colonial America, 1690-1720. (See illus. to the right.) This fledgling settlement of merchants settled on the frontier of contested territory—land occupied by Native Americans but coveted by Spain and France. The English quickly began building defensive fortifications of wood, earth, brick, and stone to shield the town against potential invasion by the Spanish in St. Augustine. The HISTORIC CHARLESTON tour explores the historic alleys and cobblestone streets of the city's oldest neighborhood within the confines of the Walled City. BLACK CAT TOURS will guide you along fifteen blocks of colonial townhouses, antebellum mansions, old taverns and brothels, storefronts, churches and public buildings. Along the way you will hear the stories of Charleston's turbulent past and learn how the city grew into the greatest and most powerful Southern city until 1861. During the 2 HOUR tour you will learn how and why Charleston is often called 'AMERICA'S MOST HISTORIC CITY.' Some of the highlights include: Private Tours also available $12 per person CONTACT HERE To make a Reservation or call 843.571.6873 |
- MARKET HALL (National Historic Landmark)
- ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH & GRAVEYARD- oldest church in the Carolinas, 1680.
- POWDER MAGAZINE - c. 1713 (National Historic Landmark)
- OLD EXCHANGE BUILDING (National Historic Landmark)
- THE TAVERN - Charleston's oldest building, c. 1686.
- RAINBOW ROW
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, est. 1681
- THE BATTERY
- ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH (National Historic Landmark)
| ABOVE: The 1711 Edward Crisp map |
| ABOVE: The Tradd Street redan c. 1710 BELOW: Excavation of the Tradd Street redan, Summer 2009. |
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| Member of the CHARLESTON AREA CONVENTION & VISITOR'S BUREAU |
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| Advance purchase STRONGLY recommended. Limited tickets available. WE GUARANTEE SMALLER GROUPS AND NO SMALL CHILDREN! |
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