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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TG_discovering-the-hunley_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
Discovering the Hunley Since the night of the attack, the H.L. Hunley and its crew escaped detection by amateur and professional divers. In 1980, novelist Clive Cussler and a team of underwater archaeologists began to search for the submarine i…
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The Hunley Recovery Project Federal, state, and private sector underwater archaeologists teamed with engineers and divers from Oceaneering International to excavate and recover the H.L. Hunley. Oceaneering, a marine engineering company, has don…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TA_from-military-base-to-national-park_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
From Military Base to National Park In 1947, Fort Moultrie Military Reservation was closed as static seacoast defensive positions became obsolete. While Fort Sumter became a National Monument in 1948, Fort Moultrie and the rest of the reservati…
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Cannon Row 7-inch Triple-Banded Brooke 21,290 pounds CS Army Produced: 3 Survivors: 1 10-inch Parrott Rifle 26,900 pounds US Army Produced: 42 Survivors: 13 8-inch Parrott Rifle 16,487 pounds US Army Produced: 178 Survivors: …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SU_civil-war-defense-of-sullivans-island_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
As the Civil War progressed from 1861 to 1865, Sullivan's Island became the primary defensive position for Confederate forces guarding Charleston Harbor. Anchored at Fort Moultrie, by 1865 these defenses stretched the length of Sullivan's Island w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SO_revolutionary-war-artillery_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
The two cannon in front of you are reproductions cast in 1976 by the National Park Service for the American Bicentennial Celebration, and placed here to generally represent the location of the palmetto log fort built in anticipation of a British a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SL_major-general-william-moultrie_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
Major General William Moultrie 1730 - 1805 Commander of Second South Carolina Regiment During the Battle of Sullivan's Island June 28, 1776 When offered inducements by Lord Charles Montagu to desert the American cause, General Moultrie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MQY_defending-charleston_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
From this observation deck the strategic value of Fort Moultrie becomes clear. Charleston Harbor's main ship channel—the only deep water access to the port—passes directly in front of the fort. Ships entering the harbor had to pass clo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AKV_thomson-park_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
Commemorating the 1776 defenseof Charles Town against the Britisharmy by American Patriots underColonel William "Danger" Thompson. Dedicated in 2011 byFriends of Dangerwww.thomsonpark.org
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ACH_a-forgotten-branch-of-the-service-the-u-s-army-coast-artillery_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
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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