President Washington visited Charleston, South Carolina in May 1791 on his " Southern Tour ", and saw the under-construction Charleston County Courthouse designed by Irish architect James Hoban.

Although the step known as " Jay-Bird ", and other specific movement sequences are of Afro-American origin, no record of the Charleston being performed on the plantation has been discovered.

Although it achieved popularity when the song " Charleston ", sung by Elisabeth Welch, was added in the production Runnin ' Wild, the dance itself was first introduced in Irving C. Miller's Liza in the spring of 1923.

In 2011, Travel and Leisure Magazine named Charleston " America's Sexiest City ", as well as " America's Most Friendly.

*" FlipSide ", a teen section of the Charleston Gazette newspaper

Blake's compositions included such hits as, " Bandana Days ", " Charleston Rag ", " Love Will Find A Way ", " Memories of You ", and " I'm Just Wild About Harry ".

The company's very first steam locomotive, built in the U. S. A., was named " The Best Friend of Charleston ", and it made its first run from Charleston to Hamburg, S. C., in December 1833.

Known to Charleston locals as " the Edge of America ", Folly Beach is home to numerous surf spots, the most popular being the Washout, 10th Street and the Folly Beach Pier.

Charleston Naval Shipyard ( CNSYD ) was also closed due to the " reduction in force ", and is now largely owned by the city of North Charleston and private companies.

Johnson composed many hit tunes in his work for the musical theatre, including " Charleston " ( which debuted in his Broadway show Runnin ' Wild in 1923, although by some accounts Johnson had written it years earlier, and which became one of the most popular songs of the " Roaring Twenties "), " If I Could Be With You ( One Hour Tonight )", " You've Got to Be Modernistic ", " Don't Cry, Baby ", " Keep off the Grass ", " Old Fashioned Love ", " A Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid ", " Carolina Shout ", and " Snowy Morning Blues ".

Joshua Scott Jones, winner of Season 2 of CMT " Can You Duet " and one-half of the duo " Steel Magnolia ", is from the southeastern town of Charleston, Illinois.

Hampton was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the eldest son of Wade Hampton II ( 1791 – 1858 ), known as " Colonel Wade Hampton ", one of the wealthiest planters in the South ( and the owner of the largest number of slaves ), an officer of dragoons in the War of 1812, and an aide to General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.

The type locality given is " Carolina ", although Schmidt ( 1953 ) proposed this be restricted to the area around Charleston, South Carolina.

* Charleston, the original name of the Texan schooner Zavala, the first steamship-of-war and part of the Texas Navy

Putnam County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area, with a 2011 Census population estimate of 303, 674 people.

Clay County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area.

While the Charleston as a dance probably came from the " star " or challenge dances that were all part of the African-American dance called Juba, the particular sequence of steps which appeared in Runnin ' Wild were probably newly devised for popular appeal.

Carney served with the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as a Sergeant and took part in the July 18, 1863, assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina.

Clinton took part of the British army that had captured Charleston back to New York but a significant number stayed for operations under Lord Cornwallis in the Carolinas.

Northwards from Kingsport, US-23 continues north to Portsmouth, Ohio, as the Corridor B of the Appalachian Development Highway System, and beyond to Columbus, as the Corridor C. In conjunction with the Columbus-Toledo, Ohio corridor formed by Interstate 75, U. S. 23, and State Route 15, I-26 forms part of a mostly high-speed four-or-more-lane highway from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast at Charleston, South Carolina.

Lincoln County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area, which had an estimated a 2006 Census population estimate of 305, 526 people.

Kanawha County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area, with a 2009 Census population estimate of 304, 214 people.

Boone County is part of the Charleston, WV metropolitan area which has a 2006 Census population estimate of 305, 526 people.

Sandwiched between unfriendly natives to the west, Cherokee, Shawnee and Creek Native American tribes, and indifference on the part of English officials in Charleston, who considered residents of the Backcountry uncivilized, the early settlers frequently found themselves targets of Native American raids, and the local militia became an early police force, patrolling the area for possible Native American or slave troubles and controlling the seemingly numerous outlaw bands which roamed the region.

Most of the state had capitulated to the British after their capture of Charleston, but after the Waxhaw Massacre in nearby Lancaster County in May 1780, residents of the New Acquisition took part in a regional resistance, led by men such as William " Billy " Hill, William Bratton and Samuel Watson.

It became part of the Charleston District in 1769.

Other antebellum communities included Nebo, Kentucky, northwest of Madisonville, and Charleston, Kentucky, named after " Free Charles ," a black freedman who operated a tavern in the southwest part of the county.

Cumberland County is part of the Charleston – Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The county is part of the Charleston – Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It is part of the Charleston – Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It is part of the Charleston – Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It is part of the Charleston – Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

It is part of the Charleston – Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

By late 1792, free male inhabitants ( who did not include the Cherokee, as they had their own nation and were not counted as US citizens ) totaled 62 people in Red Banks or Charleston, Ohio, then part of Logan County, Kentucky.

In late 1950, construction began on the Charleston Air Force Station, part of the Aerospace Defense Command.

* Charleston was a historical settlement in the northern part of the township.

* Charleston – A village in the central part of the township, a few miles northeast of Wellsboro.

In all, approximately three to four hundred thousand black slaves streamed into the ports of Charleston, South Carolina and Newport, Rhode Island until about 1810.

Over the next three months units under his command arrived in the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, where they participated in the town's defense.

Over the next three seasons, he advanced through the Astros ' farm system, playing with the single-A Dubuque Packers in, then splitting the season between the double-A Columbus Astros and the triple-A Memphis Blues in, and finally with the triple-A Charleston Charlies in.

In 1769 the three parishes were absorbed into the Charleston Judicial District, the southwestern portion of which was referred to as Saint Bartholomew's.

The County is divided into three Townships: Charleston, Forney Creek, Nantahala.

The town contains three unincorporated villages: Charleston, East Charleston and West Charleston.

All three plantations were combined in later years to form the Charleston Naval Base and Charleston Naval Shipyard.

) Graf then won her next three tournaments at Amelia Island, Charleston, and Berlin, culminating in a 6 – 2, 6 – 3 defeat of Navratilova in the final of the latter.

Clive lived in London but often spent long stretches of time at the idyllic farmhouse of Charleston, where Vanessa lived with Duncan and her three children by Clive and Duncan.

Yeager Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles ( 4 mi, 6 km ) east of the central business district of Charleston, a city in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

She won her second title of the year at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, defeating Hingis in three sets in the final.

Capriati prepared for her French Open title defense by participating in events in Charleston, South Carolina, Berlin, and Rome, Italy, losing in the semifinals of all three.

Dokic then started her clay season campaign by participating at Charleston, where she was upset in the first round by qualifier Anna Tatishvili, in three close sets, 5 – 7, 6 – 2, 4 – 6.

Osceola was dead within three months of his capture, in prison at Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina.

George McDuffie, at Hamilton ’ s prompting, made a three hour speech in Charleston demanding nullification of the tariff at any cost.

He is notable for being present at three major surrenders during the war: he attended John Burgoyne's surrender of a British army after the Battles of Saratoga, he oversaw the largest American surrender of the war at the 1780 Siege of Charleston, and he formally accepted the British surrender at Yorktown.

He was one of the few men to have been present at the three major surrenders of the American Revolutionary War: twice as a victor ( at Yorktown and Saratoga ), and once as the defeated party ( at Charleston ).

A new team, the Charleston Senators was formed in 1914 and lasted three seasons in the Class D Ohio State League.

Among the dead are the father and two older brothers of American comedian Stephen Colbert ; United States Navy Rear Admiral Charles W. Cummings, acting commandant of the 6th Naval District ; three executives of Charleston's The Post and Courier newspaper of Charleston, South Carolina ; Wayne Seal, an anchorman at the Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, television station WCIV ; and John Merriman, news editor for the CBS Evening News.

On March 19, 1785, the College of Charleston was chartered to “ encourage and institute youth in the several branches of liberal education .” The Act of the statehouse provided for three colleges simultaneously: one in Charleston, one in Winnsboro and one in Cambridge.