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Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson (from his own name), Scarborough and Squirrel (named for the ships he came to America on), and Centurion (the ship he made his fortune with). Scarborough and Centurion Streets correspond to modern Anson and Society Street, while Squirrel is now a part of Meeting Street.〔http://ccpl.org/content.asp?id=15841&action=detail&catID=6062&parentID=6046〕 On April 24, 1838, the area was devastated by a fire that swept from the southwest to the northeast through the area. When rebuilding began, the state offered loans on the condition that brick was used. By the 1950s, the area had suffered from a serious decline, and the Historic Charleston Foundation developed a program to save the historic area using a revolving fund. ==Image Gallery== File:66 Anson.JPG|The Chazal House, 66 Anson Street File:72 Anson.JPG|Benjamin Simons Neufville House, 72 Anson Street File:Pinckney House.JPG|Middleton-Pinckney House, 14 George Street File:52 Hasell.JPG|St. Johannes Rectory, 50 Hasell Street File:Rhett House.JPG|Col. William Rhett House, 54 Hasell Street File:57 Laurens - NW corner.JPG|Augustus Taft House, 57 Laurens Street 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ansonborough」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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