https://voicefrequency.com/between-two-rivers.html A history of Charleston, South Carolina, one era at a time, from the 1670 landing on the Ashley River to the city today. Two hosts, Shannon and Carol, walk through each chapter of the city's story. Researched and fact-checked. Voices are generated with ElevenLabs. From VoiceFrequency Network. en-us VoiceFrequency Network false serial c9b79f30-07aa-5448-80b7-859f89145b8e https://audio.voicefrequency.com/between-two-rivers/cover.jpghttps://voicefrequency.com/between-two-rivers.html Between Two Rivers The series finale. Mayor Joe Riley's forty years, Spoleto comes to town, Hurricane Hugo comes ashore at midnight, Waterfront Park and the pineapple fountain, the Ravenel Bridge, and Charleston today. And one last look out from the tip of the Battery, where the two rivers meet. The series finale. Mayor Joe Riley's forty years, Spoleto comes to town, Hurricane Hugo comes ashore at midnight, Waterfront Park and the pineapple fountain, the Ravenel Bridge, and Charleston today. And one last look out from the tip of the Battery, where the two rivers meet. aa52f583-a38b-59da-be31-b26edc8a3762 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:07:00 -0400 437 full 10 Saving Charleston The Charleston becomes the dance of the Roaring Twenties, while the old city is being sold off room by room. Susan Pringle Frost and the first preservation society, America's first protected historic district in 1931, Rainbow Row, and Porgy and Bess. The Charleston becomes the dance of the Roaring Twenties, while the old city is being sold off room by room. Susan Pringle Frost and the first preservation society, America's first protected historic district in 1931, Rainbow Row, and Porgy and Bess. 813f9fef-fc25-541a-ad9d-9c7525155a24 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:52:00 -0400 429 full 9 The Earthquake August 31, 1886: the biggest earthquake in the history of the Southeast shakes Charleston for less than a minute. Falling chimneys and fires in the dark, a city cut off from the world, weeks in tent cities, St. Michael's steeple, the first great American earthquake study, and the iron earthquake bolts that still hold the old houses together. August 31, 1886: the biggest earthquake in the history of the Southeast shakes Charleston for less than a minute. Falling chimneys and fires in the dark, a city cut off from the world, weeks in tent cities, St. Michael's steeple, the first great American earthquake study, and the iron earthquake bolts that still hold the old houses together. f60a535b-a0cf-5cc4-a1cf-a8869978c5a4 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:43:00 -0400 413 full 8 Hard Times After the Civil War, Charleston is a city in ruins. The Best Friend of Charleston and the railroad that lost its lead, a fortune in phosphate found in the Ashley River mud, the first visitors to Magnolia's gardens, and the cyclone of August 1885. After the Civil War, Charleston is a city in ruins. The Best Friend of Charleston and the railroad that lost its lead, a fortune in phosphate found in the Ashley River mud, the first visitors to Magnolia's gardens, and the cyclone of August 1885. c816ba2c-79fe-5aaf-9b41-88813c0eea8e Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:15:00 -0400 452 full 7 First Shots April 12, 1861: the first shots of the Civil War are fired over Charleston harbor at Fort Sumter. Secession, Major Anderson's move to Sumter, thirty-four hours of bombardment, the fire of 1861, blockade runners, the Swamp Angel, the Hunley, and the flag raised again in April 1865. April 12, 1861: the first shots of the Civil War are fired over Charleston harbor at Fort Sumter. Secession, Major Anderson's move to Sumter, thirty-four hours of bombardment, the fire of 1861, blockade runners, the Swamp Angel, the Hunley, and the flag raised again in April 1865. 72e00563-b445-548a-9453-205891a12ff8 Sat, 31 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0400 542 full 6 The Holy City After the Revolution, the new city of Charleston fills with steeples. George Washington's 1791 visit, the churches of Church and Meeting Streets, Beth Elohim and the beginning of Reform Judaism in America, the Library Society and the College of Charleston, and the single house with its piazza and privacy door. After the Revolution, the new city of Charleston fills with steeples. George Washington's 1791 visit, the churches of Church and Meeting Streets, Beth Elohim and the beginning of Reform Judaism in America, the Library Society and the College of Charleston, and the single house with its piazza and privacy door. 20a663fb-2732-5532-8236-136329f6e0fe Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 511 full 5 Palmetto Logs June 28, 1776: an unfinished fort of palmetto logs on Sullivan's Island takes on nine British warships, and the soft logs swallow the cannonballs. Sergeant Jasper and the flag, the 1780 siege and surrender, the occupation, and how Charles Town became Charleston. June 28, 1776: an unfinished fort of palmetto logs on Sullivan's Island takes on nine British warships, and the soft logs swallow the cannonballs. Sergeant Jasper and the flag, the 1780 siege and surrender, the occupation, and how Charles Town became Charleston. 6c219497-b6a0-563d-a899-5ba07134ddf3 Fri, 30 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 472 full 4 Indigo and Fire 1739: sixteen-year-old Eliza Lucas is left in charge of her father's plantations and spends years making indigo pay. Plus the revolt against the Proprietors, the Dock Street Theatre, the Great Fire of 1740, and St. Michael's Church. 1739: sixteen-year-old Eliza Lucas is left in charge of her father's plantations and spends years making indigo pay. Plus the revolt against the Proprietors, the Dock Street Theatre, the Great Fire of 1740, and St. Michael's Church. 90834795-a6ec-5043-b650-80e699d0787d Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:00:00 -0400 510 full 3 Pirates at the Gate May 1718: Blackbeard blockades Charles Town for a week and demands a chest of medicine. The only fully walled English town in North America, the Huguenots who helped build it, and Stede Bonnet, the gentleman pirate, caught in the Cape Fear River and hanged at White Point. May 1718: Blackbeard blockades Charles Town for a week and demands a chest of medicine. The only fully walled English town in North America, the Huguenots who helped build it, and Stede Bonnet, the gentleman pirate, caught in the Cape Fear River and hanged at White Point. 6808fc75-ac39-5cfc-96d2-ee3fb03418f2 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0400 508 full 2 The Landing April 1670: the ship Carolina comes up the Ashley River. A king who never visited, a lord who gave his name to both rivers, three ships and only one that made it, and a town that started at Albemarle Point and moved to Oyster Point ten years later. April 1670: the ship Carolina comes up the Ashley River. A king who never visited, a lord who gave his name to both rivers, three ships and only one that made it, and a town that started at Albemarle Point and moved to Oyster Point ten years later. 4c4a5a52-f52c-5a3a-a681-bfdfe01508a4 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:00:00 -0400 558 full 1