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Charleston Parks Conservancy is a non-profit group supporting park renovations, improvements, and restorations in
Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the List of municipalities in South Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atla ...
. It was founded in 2007 and is funded by donations. The Conservancy was started by local businesswoman
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with the purpose to restore Colonial Lake) on the Charleston Peninsula. The Conservancy has since developed a plan to renovate and restore historic elements to Hampton Park, starting with the 2018 renovation of the Rose Pavilion. In 2015 the Charleston Parks Conservancy announced plans to renovate the St. Julian Devine Community Center, funding is still ongoing. The Conservancy also received a
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grant for the installation of artworks at a park in 2017. The group's headquarters are at 720 Magnolia Rd Suite 25 in Charleston in the Avondale neighborhood.


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