Syndicate content Get the feed and stay current | Login to subscribe to e-mail notifications on this topic.

history


Page index
Edit this wiki

About this Charleston topic

All section topics on TheDigitel are wikis that are made available to the public for editing and improvement.

Know a lot about this topic? Can you share a list of the best local businesses in the field? Then, please do.
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist finally getting a bell tower - after 100 years (updated)
After the first cathedral was destroyed to fire in 1861, the second cathedral -- the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist -- was built in 1907. But its bell tower would never be completed due to a lack of funds. More
Updated Wednesday at 6:41 am; Originally filed March 10, 2010 at 3:41 am
Civil War flag 'Big Red' back at The Citadel
After going missing for 150 years, the battle flag "Big Red" is back in Charleston on a four-year loan from the State Historical Society of Iowa to The Citadel. More
Filed March 6, 2010 at 1:35 pm
It's been a decades-long road to the Charleston Wine + Food Festival
Turn back the clock to 1980 and the thought of a Charleston Wine + Food Festival would have been laughable. But that's very much not the case in the first decade in the 21st century. More
Filed March 4, 2010 at 3:37 pm
A secession convention in Charleston: One with few pickup trucks and overalls
Following up on the last post about a secessionist monument proposed for Patriots Point, I'll point out a piece about the recent secession convention in Charleston. More
Filed February 14, 2010 at 9:53 am
No decision yet on secessionist monument for Patriots Point
The board of the ailing Patriots Point has said it needs more time to decide if a 12 foot square monument dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Ordinance of Secession. More
Filed February 14, 2010 at 9:31 am
Thinning blood lines put Charleston's historic black graveyards at risk
There's a nice piece in today's edition of The Post and Courier about the challenges and rich history of black graveyards in the Charleston area that trace their routes to freed slaves in the 1800s. More
Filed February 7, 2010 at 2:28 pm
The ruined fort of Dorchester marked 250 years on Saturday
Built between 1750 and 1760, the ruined fort in the old Town of Dorchester passed the 250 mark on Saturday, February 6. More
Filed February 7, 2010 at 9:07 am
Re-discovering Charleston's forgotten powder magazines designed by Robert Mills
Designed in the 1820s by the famous Robert Mills, nine iconic powder magazines were constructed on the neck of Charleston. But they were forgotten by the 1930s and largely gone by the '50s. But traces do still exist. More
Filed February 1, 2010 at 8:34 am
There's plenty of great Charleston content out there, but it's ever harder to find -- Charleston's TheDigitel is the only place to get linked to the best Charleston content and events.

Sites we like

Check out these fine local businesses and groups

Some of our fav local business - some are site supporters, some aren't, but all are great.

Did you know

Charleston's TheDigitel was founded in 2008 as a better way for you to keep up on what's happening in the local community.

User login