South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
William Gilmore Simms
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009
1. William Gilmore Simms Marker
1806 - 1879
Author, Journalist, Historian
Erected 1879.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1806.
Location. 32° 46.188′ N, 79° 55.758′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. Marker is on South Battery Street near East Battery Street. Marker is in Battery Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 South Battery Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stede Bonnet / Richard Worley (within shouting distance of this marker); To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie (within shouting distance of this marker); Ten - Inch Smooth Bore Columbaid Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Moultrie (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleven - Inch Dahlgren Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Defenders of Charleston (within shouting distance of this marker); Thirteen - Inch Mortar (within shouting distance of this marker); The Salvaging of this Gun (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
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Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009
2. William Gilmore Simms Monument
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard
3. Sculpture of William Gilmore Simms
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009
4. William Gilmore Simms Monument
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009
5. William Gilmore Simms Monument
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009
6. Simms Marker
Photographed By Brian Scott, September 19, 2011
7. William Gilmore Simms Monument
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, July 25, 2017
8. William Gilmore Simms
This undated portrait of William Gilmore Simms by an unknown artist hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.
“Novelist and poet William Gilmore Simms was a founder of a distinctly southern literary perspective, one that is influential in history and literature to this day. Simms spent his life writing, turning out a series of colorful novels as well as a substantial body of verse. He invested his fiction with local color and details of southern history, especially from the Revolutionary War period. Like Washington Irving, he adapted the style of Sir Walter Scott's historical novels to American narratives. Simms's writings were a conscious defense of southern civilization (including slavery) as humane, patriotic, and chivalric, especially in contrast to the cold capitalism of the North. This contrast, minus the defense of slavery, remains a staple of southern writing.” — National Portrait Gallery
“Novelist and poet William Gilmore Simms was a founder of a distinctly southern literary perspective, one that is influential in history and literature to this day. Simms spent his life writing, turning out a series of colorful novels as well as a substantial body of verse. He invested his fiction with local color and details of southern history, especially from the Revolutionary War period. Like Washington Irving, he adapted the style of Sir Walter Scott's historical novels to American narratives. Simms's writings were a conscious defense of southern civilization (including slavery) as humane, patriotic, and chivalric, especially in contrast to the cold capitalism of the North. This contrast, minus the defense of slavery, remains a staple of southern writing.” — National Portrait Gallery
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,307 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on May 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 7. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina. 8. submitted on August 16, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
