Wagener Terrace in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Gibbes Landing

Photographed by Graham Glaab, April 25, 2025

1. Gibbes Landing Marker

Inscription. (side 1)
At the mouth of this tidal creek is the colonial-era site of Gibbes Landing. Located on a low bluff off the Ashley River, it was part of a plantation owned by John Gibbes and known as Orange Grove or The Grove. In spring 1780, British and Hessian soldiers encamped at the plantation after marching south down the Charleston Neck. The landing subsequently became an important supply point for the Siege of Charleston, one of the worst Patriot losses of the American Revolution. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) From the river's west bank, British forces ferried artillery, provisions, and trench building materials to Gibbes Landing, the Neck's closest firm landing to Charleston proper. Sailors and enslaved people moved the supplies to other nearby positions. British forces besieged the city for six weeks and occupied it until December 1782. Any remnants of the landing were likely lost when this creek was flooded to create temporary Lake Juanita for the 1901-02 Charleston Exposition.

Erected 2023 by The Preservation Society of Charleston and the MARSH Project. (Marker Number 10-133.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era

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• War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 32° 48.253′ N, 79° 57.617′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in Wagener Terrace. It is at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Gordon Street, on the left when traveling north on 10th Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 10th Ave, Charleston SC 29403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston

and in the Lowcountry.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Memorial Day (approx. 0.3 miles away); H.M.S. Seraph (approx. 0.4 miles away); Anchor of the U.S.S. Coral Sea (approx. 0.4 miles away); CPT Christopher James Kenny (approx. 0.4 miles away); Citadel Flag (approx. 0.4 miles away); “Thunderbolt” (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Citadel Bulldog (approx. 0.4 miles away); Denmark Vesey (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Photographed by Graham Glaab, April 25, 2025

2. Gibbes Landing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2025, by Graham Glaab of Charleston, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2025, by Graham Glaab of Charleston, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.