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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAJ_the-liberty-tree_Charleston-SC.html
Near this spot once stood the Liberty Tree where Colonial Independence was first advocated by Christopher Gadsden A.D. 1766 and where ten years later the Declaration of Independence was first heard and applauded by South Carolinians
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAI_the-john-n-tidemann-house_Charleston-SC.html
This Charleston Single house was constructed between 1835-1852. The house was lived in by John Tidemann, a German immigrant who arrived in Charleston in 1846 at age nineteen. He established a successful hay & grain business at the corner of Priole…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAH_trinity-methodist-church-original-site-william-hammett_Charleston-SC.html
Trinity Methodist Church Original SiteThe first Trinity Church building was erected on this site in 1792. By 1813, Trinity had joined the S. C. Conference, and in 1874 it merged with Cumberland Church, the oldest Methodist church in Charleston, fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAG_col-william-rhett-house_Charleston-SC.html
This residence was constructed by Col. William Rhett (1666-1722), a prominent Charleston merchant and colonial militia leader. In 1706 he led a small fleet of local ships that repulsed a combined French and Spanish invasion of the city. Rhett is p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAE_william-rhett-house_Charleston-SC.html
(Front side)This house, built ca. 1712, is believed to be one of the oldest houses in Charleston. It was built for William Rhett (1666-1723), a merchant, sea captain, militia officer, and speaker of the Commons House of Assembly famous for capturi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLAD_st-peters-catholic-church_Charleston-SC.html
November 18, 1866 Bishop Patrick N. Lynch purchased a Jewish synagogue at 34 Wentworth Street and its adjacent property to establish a church for African American Catholics and approximately two years later he dedicated St. Peter's Catholic Church…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMLA7_william-c-mcelheran-house_Charleston-SC.html
Built c. 1847 by William C. McElheran, this Charleston "single house" became after 1860, part of the C.D. Franke Carriage Factory Complex. The factory, which made cannon carriages for the Confederate Army, remained at this location into the 1890's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKOS_sally-port_Charleston-SC.html
Fort Sumter's original sally port (entrance) was located in front of you, in the center of the three-tiered gorge (rear) wall. The lightly armed gorge wall was vulnerable to attack by batteries on Morris Island, and as the war progressed Union she…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKOR_mining-casemate_Charleston-SC.html
This concrete casemate was added to the fort in 1891. It was was the control room for an electrically operated minefield, which was placed in the main shipping channel to prevent the entrance of enemy vessels into the harbor. Long cables connected…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMKOQ_42-pounder-banded-and-rifled_Charleston-SC.html
Confederates rifled this cast iron cannon to improve its accuracy and effective range.
Maximum Range: 3803 yards (3477 M)