Charleston Museum

The Charleston Museum is a museum located in the neighborhood in . Established in 1773, it is the oldest museum in the United States.
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  • 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.

Park
is a 2.7 acre public park located in peninsular . It is bound to the north by Calhoun St. and to the south by Bennett St. To the east and west are Rutledge Ave. and Ashley Ave. respectively.

Hospital
is a university hospital associated with the Medical University of South Carolina, based in with additional sites located throughout the state. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Charleston Museum.

is located at 222 Calhoun Street, . It is the oldest Methodist church still standing in the city. is situated 950 feet northeast of Charleston Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charleston and Wraggborough.

is the largest and oldest city in the state of 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.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . 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

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
Geo­Names ID
4574347
Wiki­data ID
Q5084160
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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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