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 "black diamonds" there for thousands of years. It was not until after the war between the States that Dr. St. Julien Ravenel's discovery of the commercial value of the immense phosphate deposits brought wealth and prosperity to many whose needs were the greatest. The fertilizer business then established is still in successful operation and Charleston continues to be the largest phosphate shipping port in the world.

PHILADELPHIA STREET (COON ALLEY).

SCENE IN REAR OF ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH.

Of the war between the States it is not