Old Post Office, Charleston, S.C.
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- Title:
- Old Post Office, Charleston, S.C.
- Creator (Corporate):
- J.S. Pinkussohn Cigar Co.
- Description:
- Postcard of the Old Post Office, also known as the Old Exchange Building. Back of postcard reads: "In 1680, on this site stood the guard post of the early colonists. In 1718, Stede Bonnet and other pirates were imprisoned on this site. In 1767, this building was erected as an exchange and custom house. Taxed tea was stored here and forcibly detained. It was here, in 1774, that the Provincial Congress was assembled, setting up the first independent government in America. In 1781, patriotic men and women of the Revolution were here incarcerated during the British occupation of Charleston. President George Washington was here, in 1791, entertained by his grateful countrymen."
- Collection Title:
- Leah Greenberg Postcard Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Postcards
- Series:
- Charleston Public Buildings
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon (Charleston, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- Historic sites--South Carolina--Charleston and Public buildings
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 2013-10-18
- Digitization Specifications:
- 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Cppyright Status Undetermined
- Access Information:
- For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 36252
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