charleston

     

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Trivia about charleston

  • In "Johnny Strikes Up", a violin performance at the North Pole inspires the whole world to do this 1920s dance
  • It's West Virginia's capital, not its state dance
  • When West Virginia became a state in 1863, Wheeling was its capital; this city became the permanent capital in 1885
  • Pull into this port city & you'll find Fort Sumter guarding its harbor
  • In February 1865 General William Tecumseh Sherman forced this city's evacuation
  • Matt & Ollie's father served at this S.C. city in the Revolution; their nephew was killed there in the Civil War
  • This dance named for a city became the rage after it was featured in the 1923 Broadway musical "Runnin' WIld"
  • In May of 1780, Gen. Benjamin Lincoln was forced to surrender this South Carolina port to the British
  • The Dock Street Theatre, one of America's oldest, was built in this South Carolina seaport in 1736
  • In 1862 black Confederate pilot Robert Smalls slipped out of this South Carolina harbor to join the Union
  • This West Virginia capital was named for Colonel George Clendenin's father, Charles
  • This South Carolina city that gave us a popular dance in the 1930s was the site of the first opera in America in 1735
  • It's a vigorous dance of the 1920s & also a seaport in South Carolina
  • In 2005, for the tenth straight year, this South Carolina city was voted tops in politeness
  • This popular 1920s dance style was named for a 1923 song which was named for a city in South Carolina
  • West Virginia
  • Named for a city, it's a dance seen here
  • In 1786 South Carolina voted to move its capital from this seaport city to Columbia
  • Founded in 1670 at Albemarle Point, this South Carolina city was moved to its present location in 1680
  • The Sternwheel Regatta, a 10-day river festival, is held each summer in this West Virginia capital
  • Daniel Boone lived for a while in this West Virginia capital
  • The postage stamp "Flappers do" this dance was based on an illustration in McClure's
  • The British captured this South Carolina port on May 12, 1780 & held it for 2 years
  • "Taste of" this southern city is an annual event & also the name of a gift basket with rice & Benne Wafers
  • Jestine's Kitchen is a soulful stop for catfish in this city, home of Catfish Row in story & opera
  • It's where you'll find the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse
  • A 1920s dance, or a city in South Carolina
  • A review of "South of Broad" says Pat Conroy's "first novel in 14 years begins where he left off:" this So. Carolina city
  • At a dance class, you can still learn this hot 1920s dance named for a South Carolina city