Fitting a complex population pattern into a tidy statistical box is no easy feat, but this U.S. Census Bureau map is up to the challenge.
The USA is the cultural force of the modern era. A land built on immigration and pioneering, America is a bastion of modern-day pop culture, free thought and the relentless pursuit of the American Dream. Comprised of 50 states, the USA occupies an area t
Even closer to the center of Charleston is serene Sullivan’s Island. Set at the mouth of the city’s harbor, the charming town, island and beach lie only twenty minutes from the hustle and bustle of downtown.Left in a natural state with no facilities or resorts bordering it, the ...
Fort SumterConfederate forces bombarding Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861, in a lithograph by Currier & Ives.(more) In the early morning hours of April 12, 1861, rebels opened fire on Fort Sumter, at the entrance to the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina. Curio...
of roughly 2,000 feet (610 metres). The valley fans out eastward from the picturesque, pine-cladSpring Mountains, whose highest point,Charleston Peak, rises above 11,910 feet (3,630 metres). To the north lie three lower ranges, the Pintwater, Spotted, and Desert mountains, and to the ...