1765 - starts SC chapter of the Sons of Liberty A painting of the wharves at Charleston Harbor:
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Charles Gadsden & Gadsden's Wharf
Christopher Gadsden was a Charleston SC merchant. Born in 1724, started the SC chapter of the Sons of Liberty. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress and a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the War of Independence. He was also the designer of the famous Gadsden flag.
1765 - Sent to the Stamp Act Congress and starts friendship with Sam Adams
1765 - starts SC chapter of the Sons of Liberty A painting of the wharves at Charleston Harbor:
1765 - starts SC chapter of the Sons of Liberty A painting of the wharves at Charleston Harbor:
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