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

Liberty Hill

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, December 16, 2010

1. Liberty Hill Marker

Inscription. Liberty Hill, established in 1871, is the oldest community in what is now North Charleston. In 1864 Paul and Harriet Trescot, "free persons of color" living in Charleston, owned 112 acres here. They sold land to Ishmael Grant, Aaron Middleton, and Plenty and William Lecque for a settlement for freedmen. These men donated an acre of the southeast corner to "the African Church," now St. Peter's African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Erected 2005 by the City of North Charleston and the North Charleston Heritage Corridor. (Marker Number 10-41.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 32° 52.825′ N, 79° 59.787′ W. Marker is in North Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on Hassell Ave.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4790 Hassell Ave, North Charleston SC 29405, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Liberty Hill's Vietnam Fighting Men (a few steps from this marker); Louie Tenement (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Peter's A.M.E. Church (approx.

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¼ mile away); a different marker also named St. Peter's A.M.E. Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Charleston Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Naval Hospital District (approx. 1.6 miles away); Charleston Naval Hospital Historic District (approx. 1.6 miles away); Marine Barracks (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Charleston.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Park Circle (was approx. 0.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Liberty Hill Marker at the Felix Pinckney Community Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, December 16, 2010

2. Liberty Hill Marker at the Felix Pinckney Community Center

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 5,255 times since then and 243 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.