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South Charleston city (1990 pop. 13,645), Kanawha co., W W.Va., on the Kanawha River, in a highly industrialized area; settled 1782, inc. 1917. Machinery, electrical products, chemicals, transportation and dental equipment, and foods are manufactured. A large Native American mound is in the city.

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Charleston

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Â© The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Charleston a city and port in South Carolina; the bombardment in 1861 of Fort Sumter, in the harbour, by Confederate troops marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

The charleston, a lively dance of the 1920s which involved turning the knees inwards and kicking out the lower legs, was named for the city.

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Charleston City and port in se South Carolina, USA. Founded in the 1670s by William Sayle, it soon became the major se seaport. The South Carolina Ordinance of Secession was signed here (1860), and the firing on Fort Sumter was the first engagement of the American Civil War. It has many fine colonial buildings and the Fort Sumter National Monument. It is the site of an important naval base. Industries: paper, textiles, chemicals, steel. Pop. (2000) 96,650.

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