Charleston

Charleston is a city on the Eastern Coast of South Carolina. It is famous for its Fort Sumter, the area where the first shots were fired in the Civil War. Charleston is sometimes called "The Holy City," or "Chucktown." It is named after Charles II of England.

The Mark of Athena
In The Mark of Athena, Charleston is where Piper McLean, Annabeth Chase, and Hazel Levesque meet Aphrodite. There Annabeth admires the architecture, of which she always does. Aphrodite tells the girls about their quest (along with a few beauty tips).

After the conversation, Piper is embarrased; it should also be said that the girls (not Aphrodite) is ambushed by Octavian and three strong, armed Romans. Annabeth throws her dagger in the water (where Percy was thinking) and uses stereotyping by giving Octavian a "dumb blonde smile." Apparently Octavian falls for the trick, and before he knows it, he is caught in a giant wave of water, thanks to Percy. There the others head to Fort Sumter, where the Roman campers from Camp Jupiter fight the seven major demigods. There Annabeth finds the Map that Phorcys had told Frank Zhang and Perceus Jackson about.