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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic) |
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Ordinance of Secession
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By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009 | |
| | | 1. Ordinance of Secession Marker | | |
Inscription. This Building
stands on the site formerly occupied
by S.C. Institute Hall
where, on December 20, 1860,
was signed and ratified the
Ordinance of Secession
Which withdrew the state of South Carolina
from the Union and led to the formation of
the Confederate States of America and to four
years of war between the north and the south.
The building was totally destroyed in the
Conflagration of December 1861.
Location. 32° 46.704′ N, 79° 55.873′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on Meeting Street. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 Meeting Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charleston Gas Light Company (within shouting distance of this marker); The Independent or Congregational Church of Charlestown (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Hutson (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); City Hall (about 700 feet away); The Site of Carteret Bastion (about 700 feet away); St Michael's Episcopal Church (about 800 feet away); St. Michael's Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); City Market (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Charleston. |
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By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009 | |
| | | 2. Ordinance of Secession Marker | | |
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By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009 | |
| | | 3. Site of South Carolina Institute Hall Today | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on May 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 178 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. Submitted on May 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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