Charleston
Palmetto State city
Charleston is a major port city in South Carolina, historically significant as a center of the Atlantic slave trade and the site where the Civil War began at Fort Sumter.
Charleston, West Virginia is that state's capital.
The cities gave their name to the 1920s dance. (Lowercase charleston is the dance.)
South Carolina coastal fortification
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- antebellumBefore a war's start
- colonialOf occupied territories
Revolutionary War · slavery · plantations · Confederacy · Reconstruction · blockade · siege · heritage
Protected area of significance
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- French QuarterHistoric New Orleans neighborhood
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
port · carriage · ironwork · architecture · preservation · mansions · tourism · seawall
Appalachian state, capital Charleston
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- governmentAuthority over a state
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
Columbus · Columbia · Madison · Jackson · Richmond · Boise · Helena · Olympia
Chilled, sugared leaf infusion
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- porchCovered entryway structure
- magnoliaLarge-flowered ornamental tree
Spanish moss · Gullah · collard greens · drawl · humidity · marsh
Fort Sumter
South Carolina coastal fortification
- secessionFormal withdrawal from union
- Civil WarCountrymen fighting countrymen
- antebellumBefore a war's start
colonial · Revolutionary War · slavery · plantations · Confederacy · Reconstruction · blockade · siege · heritage · indigo
historic district
Protected area of significance
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- French QuarterHistoric New Orleans neighborhood
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
peninsula · port · carriage · ironwork · architecture · preservation · mansions · tourism · seawall · steeples
West Virginia
Appalachian state, capital Charleston
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- governmentAuthority over a state
- AppalachiaEastern U.S. mountain region
river · Columbus · Columbia · Madison · Jackson · Richmond · Boise · Helena · Olympia · Trenton
sweet tea
Chilled, sugared leaf infusion
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- porchCovered entryway structure
magnolia · Spanish moss · Gullah · collard greens · drawl · humidity · marsh
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- American dancestwist, jitterbug, cakewalk, lindy hop, swing dance
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- Deep SouthAlabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi River, Mississippi Delta
- SouthernSouthern belles, sweet tea, front porch, grits, y'all
- Southern TownsSavannah, Natchez, New Orleans, Mobile, Macon
CharlestonBoston
Massachusetts state capital
New York City · Philadelphia · Detroit · Chicago · Pittsburgh
CharlestonLas Vegas
Nevada's gambling capital
New York City · Manhattan · Phoenix · Los Angeles · Houston
CharlestonGettysburg
Pennsylvania battle site
Boston · Philadelphia · Seneca Falls · Oberlin · Springfield
- Charleston ChewChewy chocolate-covered nougat bar