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Commemorating the 1776 defenseof Charles Town against the Britisharmy by American Patriots underColonel William "Danger" Thompson.
Dedicated in 2011 byFriends of Dangerwww.thomsonpark.org
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This gun emplacement, manned by the Regular Army in peacetime, drew upon the Coast Artillery units of the National Guard for its huge manpower needs in wartime. One 10-inch gun crew alone consisted of 43 men - 26 of the gun detachment, 11 handling…
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This rooftop cavity held the carriage mechanism for one of Battery Jasper's four 10-inch disappearing rifles. Installed in 1898, these formidable weapons represented the latest technology. Weighing 55 tons with a range of 8.5 miles, they fired 571…
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The growth of powerful iron navies during the 1890's prompted the United States to build hundreds of new anti-battleship batteries such as this, which mounted four 10-inch guns.
Each shell, weighing as much as 617 pounds, had a range of nearly …
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This solid brick structure protected the entrance to the main powder magazine from enemy projectiles.
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U.S. forces under Major Robert Anderson hastily expanded this part of the fort in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. From here musket fire could sweep the adjoining walls to repulse an expected land attack.
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Battery Jasper, the primary Endicott System battery on Sullivans Island, was rushed to completion in 1898 when the Spanish-American War began. This massive, reinforced-concrete structure before you was named for Sgt. William Jasper. Revolutionary …
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In 1776 South Carolinians prepared for a British invasion by building a fort on this site. This key position on Sullivans Island, beside the main ship channel, protected the entrance to Charleston Harbor.
The fort was designed as a 500-foot squ…
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Almost four years after their defeat at the palmetto log fort in 1776, the British returned to Charleston with a larger force, new tactics, and respect for Fort Moultrie. The British did not repeat their earlier mistakes.
A British fleet of 96 …
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Confident of victory, British Admiral Peter Parker led his fleet of nine warships in an attack on the palmetto log fort, June 28, 1776. Parker's ships anchored only 400 yards from here, firing thundering broadsides in the nine-hour battle.
The …