The people of Charleston tried to save the historic buildings from the seventeen hundreds. They wanted to keep those buildings they felt were an important part of their city.
The huge plantations near Charleston were also in need of rebuilding. Many owners failed in their efforts because they could no longer use slave labor. Their farms became much smaller.
STEVE EMBER: The historic buildings of Charleston were affected by weather as well as wars. Through the years, ocean storms have severely damaged the city. A major storm struck Charleston in September nineteen-eighty-nine. It killed eighteen people and caused more than three-thousand-million dollars in damage.
The huge storm had winds of more than two hundred seventeen kilometers an hour. It caused high waves that severely flooded city streets.
SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: The federal, state and city governments and individual citizens have spent millions of dollars to rebuild and repair historic areas. So in some places, Charleston looks a lot like it has for several hundred years.
In the center of the city are stores in small one-hundred year old buildings. The same family has owned one of the stores for almost one hundred fifty years. Fine eating places throughout the city serve southern food.
The people of Charleston will tell you they have some of the best eating places in the United States. Many visitors agree.
STEVE EMBER: Beautiful, old buildings are a major reason thousands of people visit Charleston each year. One of the famous buildings is the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon. It was built in the early seventeen hundreds. It was a jail that held the famous English pirate Stede Bonnet and his crew before they were hanged.
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