a seaport in SE South Carolina.
a city in and the capital of West Virginia, in the W part.
a city in E central Illinois.
a city in central West Virginia: the state capital. Pop: 51 394 (2003 est)
a port in SE South Carolina, on the Atlantic: scene of the first action in the Civil War. Pop: 101 024 (2003 est)
Named after Charleston, South Carolina
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CHARLESTON, South Carolina – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley grabbed the nation’s attention for the second time in a year with her surprising spin on the normally sleepy State of the Union response Tuesday.
From MSNBC • Jan. 14, 2016
CHARLESTON, South Carolina— The Rev. Clementa Pinckney’s widow was draped in all black, including a lacy hat that framed her head like a beautiful, sad rose.
From MSNBC • Jun. 26, 2015
CHARLESTON, South Carolina— The sermons that many of Charleston’s preachers had written for Sunday service this Father’s Day are likely in bits and pieces or at the bottom of a trash bin.
From MSNBC • Jun. 20, 2015
CHARLESTON, South Carolina—Near the center of the Savannah River Site, the federal government’s sprawling, 300-square-mile nuclear weapons complex tucked away in a corner of South Carolina, sits an unfinished concrete building.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2014
CHARLESTON, a city and the county-seat of Coles county, Illinois, U.S.A., in the E. part of the state, about 45 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
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