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Earthquake Hazards Program: Charleston, South Carolina 1886 September 01 02:51 UTC (local August 31), 7.3M, Intensity X
This is the most damaging earthquake to occur in theSoutheast United States and one of the largest historicshocks in Eastern North America. It damaged or destroyedmany buildings in the old city of Charleston and killed 60 people. Hardly a structure there was undamaged, and only a few escapedserious damage. Property damage was estimated at $5-$6 million. Structural damage was reported several hundred kilometers fromCharleston (including central Alabama, central Ohio, easternKentucky, southern Virginia, and western West Virginia), and long-period effects were observed at distances exceeding1,000 kilometers. ... [Read More]
USGS Water Resources of South Carolina District Home Page
Hydrologic and Geochemical Evaluation of Aquifer Storage Recovery in the Santee Limestone/Black Mingo Aquifer, Charleston, South Carolina, 1998-2002 ... [Read More]
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for South Carolina Issued by the National Weather Service
Special Weather Statement Charleston (South Carolina) SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC355 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-190900-JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-INLAND BRYAN-COASTAL BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-COASTAL CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-COASTAL LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-COASTAL MCINTOSH-ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-BERKELEY-INLAND JASPER-BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLEN...SYLVANIA...METTER...STATESBORO...SPRINGFIELD...REIDSVILLE...CLAXTON...PEMBROKE...FORT MCALLISTER...SAVANNAH...TYBEE ISLAND...LUDOWICI...HINESVILLE...HALFMOON LANDING...TOWNSEND...DARIEN...ALLENDALE...HAMPTON...WALTERBORO...ST. GEORGE...SUMMERVILLE...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...BEAUFORT...HILTON HEAD...EDISTO BEACH...CHARLESTON...JASPER355 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2005...HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTTUES ... [Read More]
Department of Commerce Home Page - South Carolina/Commerce Near You
Charleston, SC 29412 ... Charleston, SC 29415 ... Charleston, SC 29401 ... [Read More]
NCCOS: News - Hollings Marine Laboratory
Partner institutions include NCCOS, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources , University of Charleston, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the Medical University of South Carolina . HML consists of approximately 32,830 square feet of state-of-the-art laboratory/bench space for analytical/environmental chemistry, aquaculture, scanning and transmission electron microscopes, cryogenic sample preparation and long term storage, and two BSL3 laboratories. ... [Read More]
Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake Information for South Carolina
Charleston Southern University Earthquake Education Center ... Lesson Learned from the Charleston Quake from theSan Francisco Chronicle, May 06, 1906 ... Largest Earthquake in South Carolina: Charleston, South Carolina Earthquake of September 1, 1886 UTC ... [Read More]
South Carolina Society Hall
The South Carolina Society Hall is considered one of Charleston's most valuable Adamesque buildings. Built in 1804, the Hall was designed by Charlestonian Gabriel Manigault, a gentleman architect who introduced the Adamesque style to the city after studying in Europe. Manigault's design for the Society's headquarters, of which he was a member, consisted of a two-story brick building on a very high basement, covered with stucco. The first floor contained three rooms used for billiards, a small school the society operated, and quarters for the schoolmaster. A large meeting room and ballroom occupied the second floor. The meeting room also contained a small musician's gallery and a decorative Palladian window, while the ballroom was ornamented with a Neoclassical canopy. In 1825, the portico with Doric and Ionic orders, designed by prominent local architect Frederick Wesner, was added along with the brownstone stairs and iron railings. As a result of damage to the building during the Civi ... [Read More]
SBA: Small Business Administration | SOUTH CAROLINA office
SC – Mary Norton, owner of Moo Roo, a handbag company based in Charleston , was diagnosed with severe post partum depression and Lupus, shortly after giving birth to her second daughter. ... Home | Accessibility | About Site | Privacy & Security | FOIA | Ask SBA | FAQ | Glossary | Sitemap ... Homepage for the SBA office in Columbia, SC ... [Read More]
South Carolina
The National Weather Service has a Port Meteorological Officer (PMO) at the Coastal Services Center in Charleston to accommodate the needs of increasing commercial traffic at the Charleston port and other area ports ( Savannah, GA; Georgetown, SC; and Wilmington, NC). Today the Charleston area is one of the busiest container and cargo area in the Eastern US, with four facilities operating (Union Pier Terminal, Columbus Street Terminal, North Charleston Terminal, and Wando Welch Terminal). ... [Read More]
South Carolina QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau
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