Lost Charleston - Paperback

by J. Grahame Long (Author)

Even in a city as conscious of history as Charleston, not everything has survived. Natural disasters, wars and other calamities claimed many treasures.

Only a few preserved bits of one of the city's grandest mansions survive at Dock Street Theatre. An old Quaker graveyard still rests in peace but does so under a downtown parking garage. The famous corner of Meeting and Broad Streets was once the area's busiest marketplace. The Grace Memorial Bridge spanned the Cooper River for more than seventy years. Author J. Grahame Long details the history of these and more lost locations in the Holy City.

Author Biography

As Director of Museums for Historic Charleston Foundation, Grahame oversees and maintains all stewardship and interpretive initiatives at the Nathaniel Russell House and Aiken-Rhett House museums and serves as curator for the extensive collections therein. He has authored three books, published numerous articles and lectured extensively throughout the southeast on various topics concerning material culture, decorative arts, and social histories of the South Carolina Lowcountry. The former chief curator at The Charleston Museum, he is the resident historian for the German Friendly Society, a member of the Mayor's Walled City Task Force and an honorary member of the Washington Light Infantry.