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Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina City Skyline Panoramic Picture
SKU: CHS1
This aerial panoramic photograph of Charleston was taken by James Blakeway. It features a spectacular view of Charleston as seen looking across the mouth of the Ashley River where it empties into Charleston Harbor. Centered in the distance is the U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-10), commissioned in 1943 and named after the famous U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-5) sunk at Midway. The oldest city in South Carolina, Charleston is famous for its picturesque streets, houses, and other 18th Century monuments. It was also the scene of the first incident of the Civil War, the firing on Fort Sumter. On the waterfront, toward the right tip of the peninsula, is White Point Gardens, where many Civil War cannons are displayed. Charleston is a major regional port and manufacturing center.
Charleston, SC Skyline Pictures
Charleston was founded in 1670 as Charles Towne, and has an interesting past for early U.S. cities in that it has moved from its original location. From looking at a Charleston skyline picture, the quaint construction and lack of high-rise buildings would never suggest this was once the fifth-largest city in North America. However, Charleston's metro area is home to nearly 700,000 residents, and has been noted in recent years to once again be the fastest-growing region in South Carolina.
Charleston skyline pictures show a city with well-preserved architecture dating back to the American Revolution and Colonial era. As the oldest city in South Carolina, Charleston skyline panoramic pictures wonderfully showcase the construction the city is so well-known for. Many American Revolution monuments and points of interest draw tourism to the city, such as the Daughters of the Confederacy monument honoring the soldiers of Fort Sumter. This monument remembers the first incident of the Civil War. While the beautifully preserved works of the city's streets and houses can be gathered by looking at a Charleston skyline picture, the importance of the area in U.S. history is not always immediately obvious.
Featured in many Charleston skyline pictures is White Point Garden, which displays many Civil War-era cannons and other artillery pieces. The Battery is also in this area and is also visible in Charleston skyline panoramas, as a historic defensive seawall.
A Charleston skyline picture offers so much for everyone, from the city's green gardens, interesting waterways or noteworthy archiecture. As a major regional port. Charleston skyline pictures will continue to document an ever-changing city in the years to come.
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