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

Site of Old Charles Town

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013

1. Site of Old Charles Town Marker

Inscription. Erected by
The Charles Town Chapter
Children of the American Revolution
November 25th 1909
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This block of regal blue marble
from the quarries at Regal North Carolina
marks the site of Old Charles Town,
South Carolina. Settled by the English
in the reign of King Charles II.
A.D. 1670
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Executive Committee
Mrs. W. Moultrie Gourdin, Pres’t C.A.R.
Miss Martha Washington
Miss Mabel L. Webber
Miss Alice W. Rutledge
Mrs. Edmund Rhett
Henry A. M. Smith Esq.
Edward T. Legare Esq.
Capt. Thomas Pickney
Ex. Gov. D. Clinch Heyward
Allard Memminger M.D. Chairman
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Erected 1909 by Children of the American Revolution - Charles Town Chapter.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1988.

Location. 32° 48.291′ N, 79° 59.19′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in West Ashley. It is on Old Town Plantation Road, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located at Charles Towne Landing, just north of the the Legare Waring House. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29407, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hints of Slave Row (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Foundations of the Southern Plantation (about 500 feet away); 300th Anniversary of the Settlement of Charles Towne (about 600 feet away); Tales of the Tub (about 600 feet away); In Trust (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Foundations of the Southern Plantation (about 600 feet away); The Search Goes On (about 600 feet away); A Unique Find Brings Unanswered Questions (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013

2. Site of Old Charles Town Marker

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 6, 2013

3. Site of Old Charles Town Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 19, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.