Events with tag - South Carolina

April 1, 1670

Founding of Charleston

English settlers established Charles Town (now Charleston) on the west bank of the Ashley River as part of the Carolina Colony, marking the beginning of one of America's most significant colonial ports.

March 15, 1767

Birth of Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, was born in the Waxhaw settlement on the border of North and South Carolina. His exact birth date and location remain disputed, with most sources citing March 15, 1767.

May 5, 1865

Final Confederate Cabinet Meeting

The last formal gathering of the Confederate government's executive leadership at the Burt-Stark Mansion in Abbeville, South Carolina, where they made the decisive choice to dissolve the Confederate central authority, effectively ending the American Civil War for the South.