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South Carolina
Charleston
Avery Research Center for African American
History
College of Charleston
66 George
Street
Charleston
SC
29424
Phone
843 953-7609
Web Site
http://www.cofc.edu/avery/museum.htm
Description
research center holds several galleries including recreated 19th century
classroom,
two rotating exhibit galleries, exhibits, and auditorium
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus
History Resource
Group Identity African American
Research /Reading
Library
New or Updated:
07/17/2003
Charleston
Best Friend of Charleston Museum
456 King Street
Charleston SC 29403
Phone 803 973-7269
Web Site www.charleston.net/org/railroad/
Description replica of first train built in America, located behind city visitor center, which is in depot
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Railroad
Building Type Depot
Era 1830
Owner/Operator: Charleston Chapter NRHS
South Carolina
Charleston
Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street
Charleston
SC
29403
Phone
843 722-2996
Web Site
http://www.charlestonmuseum.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@charlestonmuseum.org
Description
founded 1773, cultural & natural history
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Collection N-Z Taxidermy
Collection N-Z
Silver
New or Updated:
3/30/2004
Charleston
Children's Museum - Low Country
25 Ann Street
Charleston
SC
29401
Phone
843 853-8962
Web Site
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Alt Web
http://www.charleston.net/stories/070903/loc_09exhibit.shtml
Description
first exhibit opened 2003
Type
of Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Children
Collection A-F
Fishing
New or Updated:
3/31/2004
South Carolina
Charleston
Cold War Submarine Memorial Foundation
PO Box 31913
Charleston SC 29417
Phone
Web Site http://www.cwsmf.org/
E-mail mailto:yeoman@cwsmf.org
Description organization hopes to build a memorial to submarines at Patriot's Point in Charleston
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Industry /Profession Naval
Charleston
Confederate Museum Charleston
188 Meeting Street
PO Box
31435
Charleston
SC
29417
Phone
843 723-1541
Web Site
http://www.csa-scla.org/articles/ConfederateMuseum.htm
Description
occupies second floor of Market Hall
Type
of Resource
Museum
Owner/Operator:
United Daughter of the Confederacy
New
or Updated:
4/2/2004
South Carolina
Charleston
Gibbes Museum of Art
135 Meeting Street
Charleston SC 29401
Phone 843 722-2706
Web Site www.gibbes.com
Description focus on American art, portrait collection, rotating exhibits
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Portraits
Charleston
John Rivers Communication Museum
College of Charleston
58 George Street
Charleston SC 29424
Phone 843 953-5810
Web Site http://www.cofc.edu/~jrmuseum/
E-mail mailto:jrmuseum@cofc.edu
Description recorded voice, radio, television, telephones, magic lantern
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Technology
Industry /Profession Telecommunications
South Carolina
Charleston
South Carolina Historical Society
100 Meeting Street
Charleston SC 29401
Phone 843 723-3225
Web Site www.tyler.net/schs/
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Research /Reading Library
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