Charleston

Charleston most commonly refers to:

• Charleston, South Carolina, the largest US city named Charleston
• Charleston, West Virginia, the US state's capital and largest city
• Charleston (dance), a dance named after Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston may also refer to:

Places

Australia

• Charleston, South Australia

Canada

• Charleston, Newfoundland and Labrador
• Charleston, Nova Scotia

New Zealand

• Charleston, New Zealand

United Kingdom

• Charleston Farmhouse, Sussex, a house where the Bloomsbury painters Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell lived and worked
• Charleston, Angus, near Dundee, Scotland
• Charleston, Dundee, an area of Dundee, Scotland
• Charleston, Paisley, Scotland

United States

• Charleston, Arizona
• Charleston, Arkansas
• Charleston, California (disambiguation)
  • Charleston, Merced County, California
  • Charleston, Yolo County, California
• Charleston, Illinois, home of Eastern Illinois University (EIU)
• Charleston, Iowa
• Charleston, Kansas
• Charleston, Kentucky
• Charleston, Maine
• Charleston, Mississippi
• Charleston, Missouri
• Charleston, Nevada
• Charleston, New Jersey
• Charleston, New York
• Charleston, Staten Island, in New York City, New York
• Charleston, North Carolina
• Charleston, Oklahoma
• Charleston, Oregon
• Charleston, Tennessee
• Charleston, Utah
• Charleston, Vermont
• Charleston County, South Carolina
• Charleston Township, Coles County, Illinois
• Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
• Charleston Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
• Mount Charleston, Nevada, a mountain town in Clark County, Nevada
• Mount Charleston, Nevada, the highest mountain in the Spring Mountain Range
• North Charleston, South Carolina
• South Charleston, Ohio
• South Charleston, West Virginia
• West Charleston, Ohio

Naval history

• USS Charleston, the name of several ships of the United States Navy
• Charleston, the original name of the Texan schooner Zavala, the first steamship-of-war and part of the Texas Navy

Amtrak stations

• Charleston, South Carolina (Amtrak station)
• Charleston, West Virginia (Amtrak station)

Education

• Charleston Collegiate School, private college-preparatory school in South Carolina
• Charleston High School (disambiguation)
• College of Charleston, in South Carolina
  • College of Charleston Cougars, the athletic program of the above school, frequently called "Charleston" by U.S. sports media
• University of Charleston, in West Virginia
  • Charleston Golden Eagles, the athletic program of the above school
• Charleston Academy, an academy in Inverness, Scotland

People

• David Charleston (1848–1934), Australian politician
• Oscar Charleston (1896–1954), American baseball player

Music

• "Charleston" (song), 1923 song
• "Charleston", a song by Brendan James from his album Hope in Transition
• "Charleston", a song by Den Harrow from his album Overpower
• "Charleston", a song by Sons of Bill from their album One Town Away
• "Charleston", a track on the 1979 Mike Oldfield album Platinum

Other uses

• Charleston (novel), a 2002 novel by John Jakes
• Charleston, a 1981 novel by Alexandra Ripley
• Charleston (1974 film), a 1974 Italian comedy film
• Charleston (1977 film), a 1977 Italian comedy film
• Charleston Open, a major tennis tournament held in Charleston, South Carolina
• Charleston, a procedure in mahjong involving a special passing of tiles before playing begins
• Charleston, a bold two-tone colour scheme of black and Bordeaux red for an iconic car Citroën 2CV

See also

• Charleston metropolitan area (disambiguation)
• Charlestown (disambiguation)
• Charlton (disambiguation)
• Charlottetown (disambiguation)