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Charleston Chapters

Michael Trouche

9th-generation South Carolinian and Charleston native Michael Trouche offers edifying and entertaining segments on what is considered America"s most historic city. The "Holy City", as Charleston is nicknamed, has a fascinating assortment of archicture, gardens, legends and events. Charleston"s incredibly diverse melting pot of racial and religious backgrounds has developed a tightly-woven social fabric of unique dialects and cultural heritage that is a delight to explore.

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24:37

Bounteous Bottoms - How Sunk Junk Gives More To South...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/23

Scuba may seem more at home in Aruba, but some good thinking in doing some sinking has South Carolina's ocean bottom burgeoning with life. What was mostly sandy bottom has been greatly enhanced by the creation of artificial reefs, made up of everything from old U.S. Army tanks to former New York City subway cars. And altogether, the sunk junk has paid off in attracting formerly unfathomable finds in fins and flippers.

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24:39

Patriots Aplenty - Notable Nicknames And Their Bold...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/23

The Swamp Fox, the Fighting Gamecock, the Wizard Owl, and Old Danger were militia leaders who essentially won the Revolutionary War in the South. Few realize how important South Carolina was in the Revolution and that more than 200 battles and skirmishes occured here. The key to patriot victory was the corps of clever militia leaders such as Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, Andrew Pickens, and William Thomson, who saved the day for the American side.

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28:31

Charleston’s Curious Cast Of Characters - Why Oddity...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/23

Off-the-wall, odd balls, odd halls, odd calls have all given Charleston a full tank of cranks, pranks and eccentricities. Charleston is historically unique, with a distinctive culture affected by its diverse melting pot and its significant role America's colonial, antebellum and modern history. There's no place like Charleston, and here are some reasons why.

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24:42

Intoxicating Imprudence- Austere Abstinence That...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/23

Fights against boozing were always a recipe for losing in the Charleston area, despite some inventive efforts to make this waterfront city high and dry. Charleston has been through several eras of prohibition, and was the last state to use the mini-bottle. But no matter what methods were made to curb imbibing, spirits in Charleston were always thriving.

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29:00

Bricks And Stucco On Show At Rainbow Row

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/21

Shaping Charleston's character has largely been by design that durable and curable, in the form of clay beds turned to brick, lime and sand mixed as stucco, and a panorama of pastels that is the most photographed in town. Rainbow Row is one of the historic city's most acclaimed names, and in its multi-colored majesty, tells how its famous facades have become a major must for visitors.

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24:46

Novel & Notable Native Names

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/21

The origins of our curious collection of coastal cognomens come from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures, and often offer and energetic exercise in elocution. The diversity of backgrounds in Charleston and surrounding coastal South Carolina since its colonial beginnings has produced some very unusual names that often are as confusing as they are amusing.

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30:09

Rich With A Stitching Niche - Lasting Lowcountry Ties...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/21

With street names such as Ropermakers Lane, Charleston's weaving wonders have a common thread in the talents of fingers nimble with shuttle and thimble. The origins of our curious collection of coastal cognomens come from a diversity of backgrounds and cultures, and often offer and energetic exercise in elocution. The diversity of backgrounds in Charleston and surrounding coastal South Carolina since its colonial beginnings has produced some very unusual names that often are as confusing as they are

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22:21

Optic Topics - Vivid & Venerated Visuals Of The Holy...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/07/21

Charleston is historically picturesque, with a collage of captivating colors in its streetscape and landscape. Enhancing the eye appeal has come in various forms and methods that manipulated light to magnify the delight of the site. Methods in beautifying through paint, photography and glass involved some of the most famous names in American history, such as Samuel F. B. Morse and Louis Comfort Tiffany, all of whom had a hand in making the city so grand.

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22:14

Tour of Charleston with Michael Trouche

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/28

Discover Charleston in edifying, entertaining video tour with 9th-generation South Carolinian and Charleston native Michael Trouche.

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22:20

Charleston's Maritime Marvels

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston is virtually surrounded by ocean, rivers and creeks, all of which have played important roles in the city's history. Among the water wonders was the world's first successul submarine, The Hunley, as well as monuments to marine manipulation in the form of harbor jetties, colonial canals, and hydro-electric dams and locks.

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26:00

Charleston's Vintage Vernacular And Eponymous Dance

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston has a diversity of dialects whose memorable melting pot has been simmering for centuries into a way of speech unlike what most who visit expect. The influence of the Scottish brogue, the English lilt, and the colorful West African words of Gullah is unlike anywhere in America. And along with the vocal, a famous dance came from locals, known of course as The Charleston

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39:40

Historic Oddities Are Charleston Commodities

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston has long been known for interesting architecture, including some unique construction techniques that catch bad guys, falling walls and breezes as well as the eye. The famed Single House design, the spiked iron Chevaux-de-Frise, and the particularly unusual Earthquake Plates add to the visible varities of the city's fabric.

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30:15

Replete With Fleets - Charleston's Famous Shipwrights...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

With its grand harbor overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Charleston has always been a seafaring city. Since the days of wooden ships, through the ironclads of the Civil War, and into the modern era of steel and stealthy vessels, Charleston boat builders have made significant contributions in both commerical and mililtary ships.

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22:20

Founding Five Who Helped Charleston Thrive

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston was the first successful British colony in America's Deep South, whose established success was aided greatly by the contributions of certain individuals largely unrecognized in history.

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29:01

Making The Most Of Hosting Ghosts- Charleston's...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston dates back to 1670, and is a city built on a narrow peninsula filled with graveyards and creaking historic houses. So ghosts stories are many in a place hallowed for its haunts.

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26:10

Remarkable Romain Regeneration - Desolation Is...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Near Charleston on the South Carolina Coast is the Cape Romain National Wildife Refuge, where windswept uninhabitated marsh island and seashore comes alive with hatching creatures. These include such threatened species as the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, as well as new waves of pelicans, herons, and terns.

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30:32

Windmills, Waterwheels And A Technological Touch of...

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston's early history was largely shaped from colonial technology driven by its wealth of wind and water. And the skyline around the historic city was once silhouetted with windmills.

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32:40

Famous Fighting Forts of Charleston

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Charleston history is a turbulent, truculent tale of many battles on land and sea. Besides the famous Fort Sumter, the remnants of city defenses still stand in fortress form as a reminder of centuries of battle.

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25:21

Trains, Tracks and Trolleys

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/23

Rails for trains and trolleys changed Charleston forever in the early 1800's and still shape the city today.

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28:29

Landmark Lighthouses and Beckoning Beacons

Charleston Chapters ·

2025/05/22

The historic South Carolina coast near Charleston has had an amazing light show since colonial times, with a myriad of mesmerizing towers that guided ships in from the sea.

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