USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Town was established in April 1670 by approximately 200 Europeans who settled at Albemarle Point, on the west bank of the Ashley River. This was the first settlement and the seat of government for the nascent colony of South Carolina.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is the oldest and largest city in South Carolina. present location on Oyster Point in 1680. Established as Charles Town in honor of King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted its present name in 1783 and is the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 1st Charles Towne In 1664, a colony from Barbados led by John Vassall was settled near Wilmington in what became North Carolina. It was called Charles Towne.

Detailed explanation-4: -Originally a Puritan English city during the Colonial era, Charlestown proper was founded in 1628 and settled July 4, 1629, by Thomas Graves, Increase Nowell, Simon Hoyt, the Rev. Francis Bright, and the Spragues (Ralph, Richard, & William Sprague), among some 100 others who preceded the Great Migration.