Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . hours ; fare. $15.) CHARLESTON, the chief commercial citj of South Carolina, is picturesquelysituated at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Elvers, in lat. 32° 45 N.,and Ion. 79° 57 W. The rivers run a parallel course for nearly 6 m., widening asthey approach the sea, and thus gradually narrowing the site of the city to a penin-sula. The harbor is a large estuary, extending about 7 m. to the Atlantic, with anaverage width of 2 m. It is landlocked on all sides except an entrance of about amile in width. The passage to the inner harbor
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . hours ; fare. $15.) CHARLESTON, the chief commercial citj of South Carolina, is picturesquelysituated at the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Elvers, in lat. 32° 45 N.,and Ion. 79° 57 W. The rivers run a parallel course for nearly 6 m., widening asthey approach the sea, and thus gradually narrowing the site of the city to a penin-sula. The harbor is a large estuary, extending about 7 m. to the Atlantic, with anaverage width of 2 m. It is landlocked on all sides except an entrance of about amile in width. The passage to the inner harbor is defended by four fortresses. Onthe r. at the entrance is Fort Moultrie, on Sullivans Island, occupying the site of thefort which, on June 28, 1776, beat off the British fleet of Sir Peter Parker. On the]., raised upon a shoal in the harbor and directly covering the channel, is Fort Sum-ter, rendered famous by the part which it played in the opening scene of the civilwar. Immediately in front of the city, and but 1 m. from it, is Castle Pinckney,. CliurleBton. covering the crest of a mud-shoal, and facing the entrance. A fine view of the cityis obtained in entering the harbor from the sea; and, as it is built on low and levelland, it seems to rise from the water as we approach, whence it has been called theAmerican Venice. The corporate limits of Charleston extend from Battery orWhite Point, on the extreme S. verge of the city, to an arbitrary line on the 3 m. above. Within this area the city is laid out with tolerable regularity,the streets generally crossing each other at right angles. The houses are mostly ofbrick or wood, and have large open grounds around them. There are few regularblocks or rows of buildings, and no uniformity; but what is lost in this respect isgained in variety, and with the fine gardens, shade and fruit trees, creepers, vines,the magnolia, the oak, the cedar, and the pride of India, girdhng the quaint dwell-ing-houses, the effect is highly
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