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CHARLESTON TOUR GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Name years that hurricane hit. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813,
1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989
(Hugo)
Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Denmark Vesey
Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ November 21, 1824.
First US VP to resign. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ John C.
Calhoun under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun also VP under
John Adams in 1824.
Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice
crop both in what year? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1828
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Nullification Controversey was in response to what? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1828 and 1832 tariffs.
Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in
what year? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1832.
How long was railway and where did it go? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 136 miles from Charleston to
Hamburg.
What happend to St. Philip's in 1835? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Destroyed by fire.
how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many
building damaged? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 144 acres.
almost 1,000 buildings easteward from King St. to
Ansonborough.
First municipal college and year city funded it. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ College of Charleston. 1839.
What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ SC Arsensal.
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What year was Citadel established and where? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1842. On grounds of SC Arsenal.
Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ December 20, 1860.
Where was Ordinance of Secesssion signed? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Insitute Hall.
what and when started Civil War? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
When was worst fire? Where? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
December 11, 1861. Diagnoal path from Cooper to
Ashley rivers.
Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Members of K.K. Beth Elohim
What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ On May 13, 1862, he seized
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Confederate ship Planter and along with 12 other slaves
delivered it to Union quadron blockading the harbor.
Who led 54th Mass? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Col. Robert
Gould.
What did 54th Mass do, and what was date? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Led assault on Battery Wagner in
1863.
When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ August 1863.
How long did Ubion bombardment last? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 18 months
Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he
stay? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1863. Stayed at Gov.
William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St.
What did Hunley do and when? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Sank Houstatonic on February 17, 1864.
CHARLESTON TOUR GUIDE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
Name years that hurricane hit. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
1698, 1699, twice in 1752 (2 weeks apart), 1813,
1822, 1886, 1893, 1911, 1940, 1959 (Gracie), 1989
(Hugo)
Name thwarted 1822 slave revolt. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Denmark Vesey
Date that Reformed Society of Israelites was formed. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ November 21, 1824.
First US VP to resign. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ John C.
Calhoun under Andrew Jackson. Calhoun also VP under
John Adams in 1824.
Largest sea island cotton crop and second largest rice
crop both in what year? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1828
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Nullification Controversey was in response to what? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1828 and 1832 tariffs.
Longest railway in the world (at time) was completed in
what year? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1832.
How long was railway and where did it go? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 136 miles from Charleston to
Hamburg.
What happend to St. Philip's in 1835? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Destroyed by fire.
how many acres did 1838 fire cover and how many
building damaged? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 144 acres.
almost 1,000 buildings easteward from King St. to
Ansonborough.
First municipal college and year city funded it. -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ College of Charleston. 1839.
What was built as result of Denmark Vesey revolt? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ SC Arsensal.
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What year was Citadel established and where? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1842. On grounds of SC Arsenal.
Date that Ordinance of Secession was signed? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ December 20, 1860.
Where was Ordinance of Secesssion signed? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Insitute Hall.
what and when started Civil War? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ Firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861.
When was worst fire? Where? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
December 11, 1861. Diagnoal path from Cooper to
Ashley rivers.
Who founded first Reformed Jewish congregations? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Members of K.K. Beth Elohim
What Did Robert Smalls do? What was the date? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ On May 13, 1862, he seized
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Confederate ship Planter and along with 12 other slaves
delivered it to Union quadron blockading the harbor.
Who led 54th Mass? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Col. Robert
Gould.
What did 54th Mass do, and what was date? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ Led assault on Battery Wagner in
1863.
When did Union bombardment of Charleston begin? -
.....ANSWER ...✔✔ August 1863.
How long did Ubion bombardment last? - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ 18 months
Year that Jeff Davis visited Charleston. Where did he
stay? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ 1863. Stayed at Gov.
William Aiken Jr's house at 48 Elizabeth St.
What did Hunley do and when? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
Sank Houstatonic on February 17, 1864.
