Mount Pleasant in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hobcaw Point Powder Magazine

1. Hobcaw Point Powder Magazine Marker

Inscription. In 1770, the South Carolina colonial government authorized construction of a powder magazine near the Wando River plantations and Hobcaw Point shipyards. A four-sided earthen embankment with a brick powder magazine and guardhouse stood near here from 1772 to 1783, on the land of Capt. Clement Lempriere. A detachment of colonial militia was assigned to protect the magazine.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1770.

Location. 32° 48.774′ N, 79° 53.033′ W. Marker is in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is at the intersection of Muirhead Road (State Highway 10-503) and Sugar Cane Way, on the right when traveling south on Muirhead Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Pleasant SC 29464, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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: Hobcaw Shipyards (approx. ¼ mile away); Jacob Bond I'On (approx. ¼ mile away); Scanlonville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maybank Green / Hobcaw Plantation (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shipyard Road / Shelmore Boulevard (approx. 0.4 miles away); I'on Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); Greenhill Community / Greenhill Farming

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); One Hand Sanders / Prince's Ferry (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Pleasant.

October 6, 2010

2. Hobcaw Point Powder Magazine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2010. This page has been viewed 1,035 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2010. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.