1886 Earthquake Digital Collection

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This photograph features an image of the destruction caused by the earthquake to a structure on King Street, near Vanderhorst Street, in Charleston, South Carolina.

This collection is comprised of 15 photographs documenting the destruction Charleston, South Carolina, suffered as a result of the August 1886 earthquake. Locations in the photos include King Street, Market Street, and Hibernian Hall. The massive earthquake occurred on August 31, 1886.

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To view the collection, visit

1886 Charleston Earthquake Photographs

on the Waring Historical Library Digital Collections website.

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(Image Description: This photograph features an image of the destruction caused by the earthquake to a

structure on King Street, near Vanderhorst Street

, in Charleston, South Carolina.)