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  Charleston - History
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March 17, 1987 -


CHARLESTON lost to COLLETON. (S.C. Acts 1987, no. 259, sec. 1/pp. 2324-2327)

May 13, 1977 - March 17, 1987


CHARLESTON lost to DORCHESTER. (S.C. Acts 1977, no. 295, sec. 1/pp. 901-902, no. 296, sec. 1/pp. 902-904, and no. 297, sec. 1/pp. 904-906)

March 26, 1975 - May 13, 1977


CHARLESTON lost to COLLETON. (S.C. Acts 1975, no. 81, sec. 1/pp. 88-89)

February 20, 1969 - March 26, 1975


CHARLESTON lost small area to DORCHESTER. (S.C. Acts 1969, no. 51, sec. 1/p. 53, and no. 52, sec. 1/p. 54)

May 01, 1967 - February 20, 1969


CHARLESTON lost small area to DORCHESTER. (S.C. Acts 1967, no. 227, sec. 1/pp. 316-317)

February 28, 1921 - May 01, 1967


CHARLESTON gained from BERKELEY. (S.C. Acts 1921, no. 133, sec. 1/pp. 184-185; Acts 1931, no. 337, sec. 1/pp. 552-554)

February 16, 1911 - February 28, 1921


CHARLESTON gained from COLLETON. (S.C. Acts 1911, no. 171, sec. 1/p. 327; Acts 1953, no. 165, secs. 1, 3/pp. 211-214)

December 20, 1893 - February 16, 1911


CHARLESTON gained from BERKELEY. (S.C. Acts 1893, no. 388, secs. 2-3, 8/pp. 561-562, 565-566)

November 01, 1882 - December 20, 1893


CHARLESTON lost to creation of BERKELEY. (S.C. Acts 1881, no. 527, secs. 1-3, 14/pp. 682-684)

April 16, 1868 - November 01, 1882


Charleston District became CHARLESTON County under new state constitution. All judicial districts converted to counties, all existing counties continued, and counties assumed all functions of local government from both judicial districts and parishes. (Swindler, 8:497)

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