Charleston 1860 Exhibit at Liberty Square

An exhibit detailing the history of Charleston, South Carolina in 1860. Located at the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center in Charleston, South Carolina. An excerpt from the exhibit: "Although Charleston remained the social center of the South, it declined in commercial importance as the cotton kingdom moved west. The fourth largest American city in 1790, Charleston had fallen to 22nd by 1860. Most of the nation's population growth was in the northern states. With an area population of over 40,000 Charleston was the 5th largest city in the South, behind St. Louis, New Orleans, Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Louisville. This figure included almost 14,000 enslaved and over 3,000 free African-Americans. Rice, cotton, slave trading, shipping and retailing were the basis of the city's economy." This model was created from 870 photos using 3D Live Scanner and the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Learn more here: https://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm