Charleston, South Carolina, in 1861 these guns began the Civil War. From this battery ...
... was shot at Fort Sumtn, where the Union troops trapped and had surrendered after 3 days.
addition to rice and cotton plantations, another foundation stone for the wealth of the city, the slave trade.
Since the slave trade was forbidden in public, this was held behind the walls of this building until 1863. Here the slaves were washed dressed, polished with wax (no kidding!) In order to sell the plantation owners. After all, you could get up to $ 1,000 for a male slave ...
And not far from the high society of celebrated buildings such as these ...
... and you live not too bad and had set up well, King Cotton has made it possible ..
of villas such as those observed at that time Seitenblicke society, the above-mentioned attack and found it safe all quite exciting.
by the lost war, the fall in prices of cotton, several earthquakes, fires and hurricanes began the descent of this city. Only with the second World War II, when naval base, could the decline be stopped. Anyway, you can be a lot of Splendor of the antebellum present here, noting that the exploitation of many people has always paid off and is worth ...
--- article was created on my iPad
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