Goose Creek a definitive history / Michael J. Heitzler ; [edited by Nancy Paul Kirchner.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heitzler, Michael J. (Michael James), 1947-

Contributor:

Kirchner, Nancy Paul.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Goose Creek (S.C.)--History.

Goose Creek (S.C.).

Physical Description:

volumes : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2005-

Summary:

Just fifteen miles inland from Charleston, South Carolina sits the charming city of Goose Creek, a vibrant community with a history over three centuries in the making. That history teems with all the trappings of a traditional Lowcountry city, but to many, Charleston's long historical shadow has obscured Goose Creek, and few know the real story of the people and events that define the city's past. With Goose Creek, South Carolina: A Definitive History 1670-2003, Michael J. Heitzler seeks to shed light on Goose Creek's fascinating history. The first of a two-volume set, Planters, Politicians and Patriots illuminates the foundations of Goose Creek and the lives of the Europeans and Africans who settled in the wilderness and out of it carved successful plantations?Sedgefield, Otranto, Medway and more?as large and lucrative as any in the Lowcountry.

Contents:

v. 1. Planters, politicians and patriots: The name and the place, 1670-2003

A Carolina wilderness, 1670-1719

The Goose Creek Men, 1670-1719

A plantation society, 1719-1790

The neighborhoods, 1790

The estates, 1670-2003

A map of St. James, Goose Creek Parish

The contemporary and 19th century road system

Historical markers

90 places named Goose Creek

Heads of households

Representatives.

v. 2. Rebellion, Reconstruction and Beyond

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-363) and index.

ISBN:

1596290552

OCLC:

60516890