Charleston Museum
The Charleston Museum is a museum located in the Wraggborough neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1773, it is the oldest museum in the United States.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic museum in Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
- Also known as: “The Charleston Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cannon Park and MUSC Health University Medical Center.
Cannon Park
Park
MUSC Health University Medical Center
Hospital
MUSC Health University Medical Center is a university hospital associated with the Medical University of South Carolina, based in Charleston, South Carolina with additional sites located throughout the state. MUSC Health University Medical Center is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Charleston Museum.
Old Bethel United Methodist Church
Old Bethel United Methodist Church is located at 222 Calhoun Street, Charleston, South Carolina. It is the oldest Methodist church still standing in the city. Old Bethel United Methodist Church is situated 950 feet northeast of Charleston Museum.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Charleston and Wraggborough.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.
Charleston Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.78268° or 32° 46′ 58″ north
Longitude
-79.94426° or 79° 56′ 39″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3M4+37
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In Other Languages
From French to Norwegian Bokmål—“Charleston Museum” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée de Charleston”
- German: “Charleston Museum”
- Greek: “Μουσείο του Τσάρλεστον”
- Japanese: “チャールストン博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Charleston Museum”
- Norwegian: “Charleston Museum”
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