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Charleston, South Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (5074 words) |
 | Charleston is a city in the counties of Berkeley and Charleston in the U.S. state of South Carolina; the city serves as the county seat of Charleston County. |
| The metropolitan area population of Charleston and North Charleston was estimated at 594,899 in 2005 by the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| The capital of the Carolina colony, Charleston was the center for further expansion and the southernmost point of English settlement during the late 1600s. |
| North Carolina (13469 words) |
| North Carolina's name is derived from the Latin word Carolinus, meaning "of Charles." The state was named in honor of King Charles I and King Charles II of England by their friends and supporters who were establishing colonies in the southern part of the Virginia colony. |
| North Carolina's first constitution was adopted in 1776; a second one was adopted in 1868 and revised in 1875. |
| North Carolina is represented in the Congress of the United States by 2 senators and 12 representatives, giving the state 14 electoral votes in presidential elections. |
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