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Charleston Time Machine — 323 episodes
Episode 323: Firefight in Hog Island Channel: South Carolina's Tipping Point to War with Britain
Episode 322: Sullivan's Island, October 1775: An Emergent Loyalist Sanctuary
Episode 321: Posturing in Charleston Harbor, September 1775: Prelude to a Firefight
Episode 320: The Collapse of British Rule in South Carolina, September 1775
Episode 319: The Tamar in Rebellion Road: Asylum for Loyalists in 1775
Episode 318: The Flight of Sampson the Pilot in the Summer of 1775
Episode 317: The First Days of South Carolina's Last Royal Governor
Episode 316: Governor William Campbell and the Scorpion, sailing to Charleston in 1775
Episode 315: Lord William Campbell, Sarah Izard, and their Carolina Connection, Part 2
Episode 314: Lord William Campbell, Sarah Izard, and their Carolina Connection, Part 1
Episode 313: The 1775 Debut of the South Carolina Flag
Episode 312: The Demise of Butcher Town and the Charleston Abattoir
Episode 311: The Path to Butcher Town, Charleston's Slaughtering Suburb
Episode 310: Charleston's Centre Market, Established 1807
Episode 309: The Restoration of Market Street, 1804–1807
Episode 308: Meandering Marketplaces in Urban Charleston, 1794–1805
Episode 307: The Refugees in Market Street, 1793
Episode 306: The Genesis of Market Street, 1783–1789
Episode 305: The Waterfront Markets of Colonial Charleston
Episode 304: The Rise of Asphalt Roadways in Twentieth-Century Charleston
Episode 303: The Granite Roadways of Gilded-Age Charleston
Episode 302: Reconstructing the Streets of Post-Civil War Charleston
Episode 301: Cobbling the Streets of Antebellum Charleston
Episode 300: Frederick Douglass in 1888 Charleston
Episode 299: The Orange Economy of Colonial Charleston
Episode 298: Illuminating the Streets of Early Charleston
Episode 297: Giving Thanks for Native American Food in 1670 Charleston
Episode 296: Charleston Common: A Brief History of A Fractured Landscape
Episode 295: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 4
Episode 294: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 3
Episode 293: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 2
Episode 292: Mutiny and Murder aboard Nuestra Señora de la Concepçion, Part 1
Episode 291: Line Street: Vestige of the War of 1812
Episode 290: Charleston’s Suburban Racecourse and Slave Auction Site
Episode 289: Policing Rural Charleston, from Colonial Posse to County Sheriff
Episode 288: Charleston's Forgotten First Orphan House, 1790–94
Episode 287: Colleton Square: Prelude to Market Street
Episode 286: The Charleston Gunpowder Plot of 1731, Part 2
Episode 285: The Charleston Gunpowder Plot of 1731, Part 1
Episode 284: Drama at the Court Room in 1735: Charleston’s First Theater
Episode 283: A Hawaiian Band in Charleston, 1901–2
Episode 282: Union Pier: Mobility Nexus through the Centuries
Episode 281: Surf Bathing at Sullivan's Island In the 19th Century
Episode 280: Cash and Credit in South Carolina before the U.S. Dollar
Episode 279: Phebe Fletcher: A ‘Magdalene’ in Revolutionary Charleston
Episode 278: Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish Patriot, in Charleston
Episode 277: The Shaw Community Center: A Living Memorial to Civil Rights Progress
Episode 276: Segregation and Desegregation at the Charleston County Public Library, 1930–1965
Episode 275: John L. Dart, Champion of Education
Episode 274: The Beef Market under Charleston's City Hall
Episode 273: The First Football Match in Charleston, Christmas Eve 1892
Episode 272: Watson's Garden: The Horticultural Roots of Courier Square
Episode 271: Free Indians In Amity with the State: A Legal Legacy
Episode 270: The Native American Land Cessions of 1684
Episode 269: The Ghosts of Petit Versailles
Episode 268: Demolition by Neglect in the 1720s: Forsaking Charleston's Earthen Fortifications
Episode 267: Spanish and Cuban Consuls in Charleston, 1795–1959
Episode 266: Inventing the French Quarter in 1973
Episode 265: Hog Island to Patriots Point: A Brief History
Episode 264: John Champneys and His Controversial Row, Part 2
Episode 263: John Champneys and His Controversial Row, Part 1
Episode 262: Bathing to Beat the Heat in Early Charleston, Part 2
Episode 261: Bathing to Beat the Heat in Early Charleston, Part 1
Episode 260: Anson's Landing to Gadsden’s Wharf: A Brief History
Episode 259: Charleston's Third Ice Age: The Big Chill
Episode 258: Sullivan's Island: Property of the Crown and State, 1663–1953
Episode 257: William Ah Sang and the Chinese Question of 1869
Episode 256: The Hard: Colonial Charleston's Forgotten Maritime Center
Episode 255: The Genesis of North Charleston's Oldest and Newest Library
Episode 254: Charleston's First Market and Place of Public Humiliation
Episode 253: Blanche Petit Barbot: A Musical Life in Charleston
Episode 252: Florence O'Sullivan: South Carolina's Irish Enigma
Episode 251: Margaret Daniel: Enterprising Free Woman of Color
Episode 250: Charleston's First Black Detectives, 1869–1886
Episode 249: Searching For The Curtain Wall of Charleston’s Colonial Waterfront
Episode 248: Savannah Highway: The Private Roots of a Public Thoroughfare
Episode 247: The Ghost of Christmas Past: Joy and Fear during the Era of Slavery
Episode 246: Park Circle: Vestige of the Original North Charleston Concept
Episode 245: The Grand Model: John Culpeper's 1672 Plan for Charles Town
Episode 244: Planning Charleston in 1672: The Etiwan Removal
Episode 243: Ghost Island: Desecration on the Ashley
Episode 242: Hispanic Prisoners in Charleston during La Guerra del Asiento
Episode 241: The Mermaid and the Hornet in the Hurricane of 1752
Episode 240: The Stono Rebellion of 1739: Where Did It Begin?
Episode 239: Careening across the Lowcountry in the Age of Sail
Episode 238: Charleston's Second Ice Age: Rise of the Machines
Episode 237: Clementia Mineral Spring: Ghost Town that Never Was
Episode 236: The Charleston Tar-and-Feathers Incident of 1775
Episode 235: Navigating the Bar of Charleston Harbor: Gateway to the Atlantic
Episode 234: Brewing Beer for the Carolina Station during the Era of Captain George Anson
Episode 233: Oqui Adair: First Chinese Resident of South Carolina, Part 2
Episode 232: Oqui Adair: First Chinese Resident of South Carolina, Part 1
Episode 231: Where Did Robert Smalls Live in 1862 Charleston?
Episode 230: Creating a Walled City: The Charleston Enceinte of 1704
Episode 229: Swords, Fencing, and Masculine Choreography in Early Charleston
Episode 228: The Other Eliza Pinckney: A Charleston Woman of Two Worlds
Episode 227: The 'Irish Church' in Mazyck's Pasture: An Early Catholic Refuge in South Carolina?
Episode 226: The Voice of the 'Black Swan' in 1873 Charleston
Episode 225: The Colonial Roots of Black Barbers and Hairdressers
Episode 224: South Carolina's Capitation Tax on Free People of Color, 1756–1864
Episode 223: Five years of Charleston Time Machine
Episode 222: A 'Banjer' on the Bay of Charleston in 1766
Episode 221: Charleston’s Defensive Strategy of 1703
Episode 220: The First People of the South Carolina Lowcountry
Episode 219: Wielding the Sword of State in Early South Carolina
Episode 218: Reviving Apparently Dead Bodies in 1790s Charleston
Episode 217: Educating Antebellum Tradesmen: The Charleston Apprentices’ Library Society
Episode 216: Anglo-Spanish Hostility in Early South Carolina, 1670–1748
Episode 215: The Roots of Spain’s Claim to South Carolina, 1513–1670
Episode 214: Murder and Manhunt in 1820: Albro’s Flight from Slavery, Part 3
Episode 213: Murder and Manhunt in 1820: Albro’s Flight from Slavery, Part 2
Episode 212: Murder and Manhunt in 1820: Albro’s Flight from Slavery, Part 1
Episode 211: Escaping Slavery: Resistance on the Run
Episode 210: Charleston’s Half-Moon Battery, 1694–1768
Episode 209: Maroons, Picnics, Parades, and Porgy
Episode 208: South Carolina’s First Public Lending Library in 1698
Episode 207: The Star-Spangled Spirit of Charleston
Episode 206: The Moving Memorials to Elizabeth Jackson
Episode 205: The Public Life of Charleston’s Market Hall
Episode 204: Charleston’s Daily Bread: Regulating Retail Loaves from 1750 to 1858
Episode 203: Parishes, Districts, and Counties in Early South Carolina
Episode 202: Passenger Trains between Charleston and Summerville, from the Best Friend to BRT
Episode 201: The Forgotten Dead: Charleston’s Public Cemeteries, 1794–2021
Episode 200: The Forgotten Dead: Charleston's Public Cemeteries, 1672–1794
Episode 199: The Telegraph: Charleston’s First Information Superhighway
Episode 198: Captain Thomas Hayward’s Poetic Description of 1769 Charles Town
Episode 197: Granville Bastion and the Unfinished Fort of 1697
Episode 196: Charleston County’s Mobile Library Service, 1931–2021
Episode 195: The Bowling Green: Recreational Space in Colonial Charleston
Episode 194: The Fall of Charles Shinner, Irish Chief Justice of South Carolina
Episode 193: The Rise of Charles Shinner, Irish Chief Justice of South Carolina
Episode 192: Freedom Won and Lost: The Story of Catherine in Antebellum Charleston, Part 2
Episode 191: Freedom Won and Lost: The Story of Catherine in Antebellum Charleston, Part 1
Episdoe 190: Doctor Caesar and His Antidote for Poison in 1750
Episode 189: 'An Undeniable Possession of Talent': James Henry Conyers of Charleston
Episode 188: The State Flag of South Carolina: A Banner of Hope and Resilience
Episode 187: Street Auctions and Slave Marts in Antebellum Charleston
Episode 186: George Anson and Charles Codner: Gambling for Real Estate in 1735?
Episode 185: The Other New Years: Regnal, Civil, and Personal
Episode 184: The Christmas Treasure of 1744
Episode 183: The Destruction and Renewal of Charleston’s Street Trees, 1837–1865
Episode 182: Street Trees in Early Charleston: Fountains of Air and Shade
Episode 181: Planning Charleston’s First “Fortress,” 1695–1696
Episode 180: The Genesis of East Bay Street: Charleston’s First Wharf, 1680–1696
Episode 179: Charleston’s Contested Election of 1868
Episode 178: The Decline of Voting Suppression in South Carolina, 1900–1965
Episode 177: The Rise of Voter Suppression in South Carolina, 1865–1896
Episode 176: South Carolina’s War Against Beasts of Prey, 1693–1790
Episode 175: Recall Their Names: The Personal Identity of Enslaved South Carolinians
Episode 174: Nicholas Trott’s Forgotten Charleston Residence
Episode 173: The Myth of “Trott’s Cottage”
Episode 172: The Advent of Black Suffrage in South Carolina
Episode 171: A Trashy History of Charleston’s Dumps and Incinerators
Episode 170: Bee Jackson’s 1926 Visit to Charleston: Behind the Scenes
Episode 169: Representing Charleston at the 1926 National “Charleston” Contest
Episode 168: Who Were the Best “Charlestoners” in Jazz-Age Charleston?
Episode 167: Bee Jackson Wanted to “Charleston” in Charleston in 1925
Episode 166: Tracing the Roots of the “Charleston” Dance
Episode 165: Remembering Charleston’s Liberty Tree, Part 2
Episode 164: Remembering Charleston’s Liberty Tree, Part 1
Episode 163: Juneteenth, Febteenth, and Emancipation Day in Charleston
Episode 162: The Rise of Charleston’s Horn Work, Part 2
Episode 161: The Rise of Charleston’s Horn Work, Part 1
Episode 160: The Horn Work: Marion Square’s Tabby Fortress
Episode 159: Hucksters’ Paradise: Mobile Food in Urban Charleston, Part 2
Episode 158: Hucksters’ Paradise: Mobile Food in Urban Charleston, Part 1
Episode 157: Dining and Drinking in Charleston Before the Food and Beverage Industry
Episode 156: A Moderate Trot through the History of Street Speed
Episode 155: Hemp Cultivation in Early South Carolina
Episode 154: Charleston at 350: The Legacy of Founding Decisions
Episdoe 153: Quarantine in Charleston Harbor, 1698–1949
Episode 152: The Scandalous Black Dance of 1795, Part 2
Episode 151: The Scandalous Black Dance of 1795, Part 1
Episode 150: Pandemic and Panic: Influenza in 1918 Charleston
Episode 149: Yamboo: An Enslaved Muslim in Early South Carolina
Episode 148: His Majesty’s Warships in Charleston Harbor
Episode 147: Self-Purchase: The Price of Freedom from Slavery
Episode 146: Private Manumission: An Intimate Path to Freedom
Episode 145: Public Manumission: A Reward for Remarkable Service
Episdoe 144: Defining Charleston’s Free People of Color
Episode 143: The Carolina Coffee House of London
Episode 142: The Myth of the Holy City
Episode 141: The South Carolina Revolution of 1719, Part 2
Episode 140: The South Carolina Revolution of 1719, Part 1
Episode 139: Proprietary vs. Royal Government in Colonial South Carolina
Episode 138: Christmas Traditions in Early Charleston
Episode 137: The Shady History of Protecting Lowcountry Trees
Episode 136: The Genesis of the Harleston Neighborhood, 1672–1770
Episode 135: The Historical Landscape of the New Baxter-Patrick James Island Library
Episode 134: A Veteran’s Story: Caring for the Family of Sergeant William Jasper
Episode 133: Mackey’s Morphine Madness: The 1869 Shootout at Charleston’s City Hall, Part 2
Episode 132: Mackey’s Morphine Madness: The 1869 Shootout at Charleston’s City Hall, Part 1
Episode 131: Hampstead Village: The Historic Heart of Charleston’s East Side
Episode 130: From Intendant to Mayor: The Evolution of Charleston’s Executive Office
Episode 129: Grief, Crime, and Mercy in Colonial Charleston: The Story of Elizabeth McQueen, Part 3
Episode 128: Grief, Crime, and Mercy in Colonial Charleston: The Story of Elizabeth McQueen, Part 2
Episode 127: Grief, Crime, and Mercy in Colonial Charleston: The Story of Elizabeth McQueen, Part 1
Episode 126: The Auction Sales of Enslaved Residents in Colonial Era Charleston
Episode 125: The Sales of Incoming Africans on the Wharves of Colonial Charleston
Episode 124: Indigo in the Fabric of Early South Carolina
Episode 123: The Evolution of Charleston’s Name
Episode 122: The Charleston Baseball Riots of 1869, Part 2
Episode 121: The Charleston Baseball Riots of 1869, Part 1
Episode 120: The Velocipede Invasion of 1869
Episode 119: Policing Charleston during Queen Anne’s War, 1702-1713
Episode 118: Declaring Independence in 1776 Charleston
Episode 117: Remembering the Battle of Sullivan’s Island
Episode 116: The Historic Landscape of the Wando Mount Pleasant Library
Episode 115: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 8
Episode 114: The Decline of Charleston’s Streetcars
Episode 113: The Rise of Streetcars and Trolleys in Charleston
Episode 112: The Charleston Riot of 1919
Episode 111: Searching for the History of the Gaillard Graves
Episode 110: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 7
Episode 109: Street Cars and Trolleys on Sullivan’s Island, 1875-1927
Episode 108: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 6
Episode 107: Steamboating from Edisto to Charleston ca. 1900
Episode 106: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 5
Episode 105: The Unmarked Grave of Ellen O’Donovan Rossa
Episode 104: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 4
Episode 103: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 3
Episode 102: The Green Book for Charleston, 1938-1966
Episode 101: Abraham The Unstoppable, Part 2
Episode 100: Abraham the Unstoppable, Part 1 | Charleston Time Machine
Episode 99: Commemorating the Africanness of Charleston’s History | Charleston Time Machine
Episode 98: The Earliest Fortifications at Oyster Point | Charleston Time Machine
Episode 97: The Story Behind Ropemaker’s Lane | Charleston Time Machine
Episode 96: Charleston: The Palmetto City
Episode 95: Antebellum Charleston’s Most Vulnerable: Foundlings at the Akin Hospital
Episode 94: The Golden Christmas of 1852 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 93: The Pirate Executions of 1718
Episode 92: The Charleston Pirate Trials of 1718 (Part 2) - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 91: The Pirate Hunting Expeditions of 1718 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 90: The Tail Of Washington's Horse | Charleston Time Machine
Episode 89: Keeping Time in Charleston’s Past - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 88: Buried Alive in Early Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 87: The Akin Foundling Hospital Building - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 86: The Forgotten Akin Family of Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 85: Nearly 1,000 Cargos: Legacy of Importing Africans to Charleston
Episode 84: Under False Colors: Politics of Gender Expression in Post-Civil War Charleston
Episode 83: The Heads of the Two Toms in 1745 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 82: Murder at Four Holes Swamp in 1744 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 81: Squeezing Charleston Neck, from 1783 to the Present - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 80: Grasping the Neck: Origins of Charleston’s Northern Neighbor - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 79: The Great Memory Loss of 1865 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 78: Benne Seeds in the Lowcountry - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 77: The Watch House: SC’s First Police Station, 1701–1725 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 76: The Trickster: Resurrection & Burial of Charles Barker Nixon - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 75: The Slippery Enchanter of 1876: Charles Barker Nixon - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 74: Demilitarizing Urban Charleston, 1783–1789 - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 73: The Men who Built St. Michael’s Church, 1752–1754 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 72: Too-la-Loo for the Fourth of July - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 71: Carolina Day 2018 - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 70: The Night Watch of Colonial Charleston, Part 2: 1696–1701 - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 69: Fish and Fishermen in 1888 Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 68: The Zenith and Decline of Ferry Service across the Cooper - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 67: The First Century of Ferry Service across the Cooper River - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 66: The Medieval Roots of the Charleston Night Watch - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 65: The Baird Brothers and Their Bicycles - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 64: The Rebellion of South Carolina: April 21st, 1775 - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 63: Stealing Lord Dartmouth's Mail - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 62: Prelude To The Revolution - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 61: You've Got (Colonial) Mail - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 60: Bicycling the Ashley River Bridge in 1897 - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 59: 10 Progressive Women of Early 20th Century Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 58: Charleston Emigrant Society of 1795 - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 57: James Hoban's Charleston home - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 56: Charles Town's Growing Pains - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 55: The South Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1868 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 54: Denmark Vesey's winning lottery ticket - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 53: Rhettsbury - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 52: George Washington's Time in Charleston, 1791 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 51: Gadsden's Wharf - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 50: End Of The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 49: Charleston's First Ice Age - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 48: Firewood History - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 47: New New Year - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 46: Emancipation Day: A New Year’s Tradition
Episode 45: Charleston Victory Day Part 2 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 44: Charleston’s Victory Day, Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 43: Dart Library's 90th Anniversary - The Charleston Time Machine
Episode 42: Carolinas Bajan Roots, part 2 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 41: Thanksgiving In Early Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 40: Carolina’s Bajan Roots, Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 39: Anson and the Spanish Entourage - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 38: High And Low Batteries Part 2- Charleston Time Machine
Episode 37: High And Low Batteries Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 36: Shakeout 2017 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 35: A Short History of Philadelphia Alley - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 34: Dutch Town - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 33: Governor’s Bridge and the Sinkhole of 2017 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 32: Mr. Duncan’s Trees - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 31: The Tornado of 1811 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 30: The Road Paradox - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 29: The Omnibus Revolution(s) - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 28: What (and Where) is Bee’s Ferry?
Episode 27: The “South Carolina Hymn” of 1807 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 26: The Fall of the Urban Vultures - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 25: The Rise of the Urban Vultures - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 24: Huzzah For Bastille Day? - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 23: How Longitude Lane Got Its Name - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 22: Lord Adam Gordon’s description of Charleston, 1765 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 21: Carolina Day: A Primer for Newcomers - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 20: Vendue Range: A Brief History - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 19: A Brief History of Marion Square, Part 2 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 18: A Brief History of Marion Square, Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 17: The Life and Times of Thomas Grimball (1744–1783) - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 16: 148 Years of Bicycling In Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 15: German Palatines in Colonial Charleston - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 14: A Woman’s Progress in Early South Carolina, Part 3 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 13: A Woman’s Progress in Early South Carolina, Part 2 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 12: A Woman’s Progress in Early South Carolina, Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 11: The Language of Libations - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 10: John Laurens and Hamilton, Part 3 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 9: John Laurens and Hamilton, Part 2 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 8: John Laurens and Hamilton, Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 7: Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Lowcountry Rice - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 6: Charleston’s First Orchestra: The St. Cecilia Society - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 5: Charleston Alphabet Soup - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 4: Lowcountry Hurricane History, Part 2 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 3: Lowcountry Hurricane History, Part 1 - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 2: A Brief History of Benne in the Lowcountry - Charleston Time Machine
Episode 1: Podcast Premiere: Invasion 1706! - Charleston Time Machine