Page 150 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows lots located between President Street and the Ashley River, and between Spring Street and Mill Street. It also shows an "Ashley River Bridge" on Spring Street, and a lot labeled "Charleston and Savannah R.R." Plat 2 shows lots and structures located on the west side of Rutledge Avenue. Plat 3 features a lot located on the corner of St. Philips Street and Calhoun Street. Plat 4 shows lots located on the east side of Rutledge Avenue. Plat 5 shows lots and structures located on King Street, including labels reading "Upper Police Station" and "Cistern Underground."
Page 153 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with three plats. Plat 1 shows lots located between Rutledge Street and Lynch Street, near where they intersect with Calhoun Street. Plat 2 shows lots located on and near the intersection of Rutledge Avenue and a private court. Plat 3 shows lots located between Smith Street and Ogier Street, near where they intersect and Vanderhorst Street.
Page 184 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 shows "a certain plantation" near a "Marsh of Ashley." Plat 2 features a lot located on Congress Street, with several structures and streams. Plat 3 shows lots and structures located on Chesnut Street. Plat 4 shows lots and structures located on and near King Street, near its intersections with Romney Court and Simons Street.
The front page of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. The topmost plat shows a stretch of marshland located on the Ashley River. The bottom plat shows a stretch of land on the Cooper River.
Office copy of a survey of 31 acres of land for Dr. R. H. Martin in Berkeley County. Notable geographic locations include Wappoo Road and Mill Tract. Names associated with this plat are R.H. Martin, G.G. DuPont, and W.B. Guerard.
The Diary of Julius M. Bacot, 1886 contains daily diary entries discussing Julius Bacot's work as a lawyer, the weather, illness, and his social engagements with members of other Charleston families such as the Manigaults, Lowndes, Rhetts and Ravenels. Other entries talk about weddings, deaths, hunting trips, and property claims following the Civil War. The diary includes entries on the Protestant Episcopal Church Convention in which discussion formed around the admittance of African American ministers which was ultimately denied. Finally, Julius Bacot writes about the 1886 Charleston Earthquake in which he records the event as it happens and the damages, anxieties, aftershocks, and relief efforts following it.
Souvenir booklet containing photographs of the aftermath of the Charleston Earthquake of 1886, featuring the damage done to buildings. Published by Walker, Evans & Cogswell (Charleston, S.C.), 1886. Photographs by Heliotype Printing Co., Boston, Mass. [24] leaves of plates, 12 x 20 cm.
Photographs of the damage caused by the Charleston Earthquake of 1886. Photos are captioned with details, including the dollar amount of the damage. Introductory text by Alex. M. Cochran. Also includes advertisements for a variety of Charleston businesses, trades, merchants, and professionals. Publisher unknown. 70 p.; 24 cm.
Charleston Earthquake scene. Sign at bottom of image: 'Mr. August Melm's room, 21 King Street.' Also, written on front, at bottom: 'Earthquake - Charleston S.C. 1886.' Charleston city directory for 1886 lists August Melm, a local attorney, as boarding at 21 King Street.
