Charleston sits on a harbor peninsula in South Carolina, founded in 1670 and shaped by centuries of trade, faith, and building. Rainbow Row lines East Bay Street with pastel historic houses, and The Battery looks out over the harbor where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet. Waterfront Park gives residents a Pineapple Fountain and open lawns by the water, and the city's old squares, shaded by live oaks, still anchor neighborhood life. The College of Charleston brings students downtown, and the city's churches earned it the nickname Holy City.