Charleston

Charleston stands between the Ashley and Cooper rivers in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, a setting that established its harbor as an important Atlantic port. The historic peninsula preserves streets lined with antebellum houses, church steeples and public buildings, while the Battery faces Charleston Harbor. Across the water, Fort Sumter is the federal fort where the opening shots of the American Civil War were fired in 1861. Charleston’s Gullah Geechee heritage, shaped by African American communities of the coastal Lowcountry, remains part of the city’s cultural identity through food, language and traditions. Find related webcams around Charleston Harbor and the South Carolina Lowcountry to build a fuller picture of this coast.

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