Historical figures in Charleston
The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1791 to 1993. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, George Washington and John F. Kennedy. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Industrial Revolution and the Enlightenment.
Notable people
Edgar Allan Poe
in 1827
1 moment here
American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic whose work helped shape Gothic fiction, detective fiction, and early science fiction.…
George Washington
in 1791
1 moment here
George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…
James Monroe
in 1819
1 moment here
James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…
John F. Kennedy
in 1942
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Ralph Waldo Emerson
in 1826
1 moment here
American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, Unitarian minister, poet, abolitionist, and leading figure in Transcendentalism.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1993
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Simón Bolívar
in 1807
1 moment here
Venezuelan military and political leader known as El Libertador. Bolívar led revolutionary campaigns that helped secure the independence of…
Moments
- 1791 Spends a week in Charleston George Washington
- 1807 Arrives in Charleston Simón Bolívar
- 1819 Southern tour: Charleston James Monroe
- 1826 Health journey to Charleston Ralph Waldo Emerson
- 1827 Transfer to Fort Moultrie Edgar Allan Poe
- 1942 Assigned to Charleston John F. Kennedy
- 1993 Delivers Citadel commencement Ronald Reagan