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The Site of Colleton Bastion

 
 
The Site of Colleton Bastion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009
1. The Site of Colleton Bastion Marker
Inscription. The Plan of Charles Town
Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the Location of the several Bastions
A. Granville
B. Craven
C. Cartaret
D. Colleton
E. Ashley
F. Blake
G. The Half Moon
I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon
L. The Palisades

Other Places
H. The Drawbridge in the Line
K. The Drawbridge in the Half Moon
S. The Presbyterian Meeting House
Q. The English Church
R. The French Church
W. The Court of Guard
T. The Anabaptist Meeting House
 
Erected 1940 by By the City of Charleston.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraForts and CastlesSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1704.
 
Location. 32° 46.444′ N, 79° 55.855′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. Marker is on Meeting Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29403, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Nathaniel Russell House (a few steps from this marker); The Landscape of the Enslaved (within shouting distance of this marker); Timothy Ford's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Black and White Worlds:
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(within shouting distance of this marker); The First Presbyterian Church of Charleston (within shouting distance of this marker); William Harvey House (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge Robert Pringle House (within shouting distance of this marker); 72-74 Tradd Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
 
The Site of Colleton Bastion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009
2. The Site of Colleton Bastion Marker
The Site of Colleton Bastion Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 8, 2013
3. The Site of Colleton Bastion Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,172 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina.   3. submitted on September 1, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

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