Sullivan's Island in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Thomson Park
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
1. Thomson Park Marker
of Charles Town against the British
army by American Patriots under
Colonel William “Danger” Thompson.
Dedicated in 2011 by
Friends of Danger
www.thomsonpark.org
Erected 2011 by Friends of Danger.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 32° 46.487′ N, 79° 48.869′ W. Marker is on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on Jasper Boulevard (State Highway 703), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sullivans Island SC 29482, 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: Victory at Breach Inlet (here, next to this marker); Battle of Sullivans Island (here, next to this marker); Charles Town in the American Revolution (here, next to this marker); Liberty or Death (here, next to this marker); Breach Inlet / Military History (a few steps from this marker); British Attack at Breach Inlet / Battery Marshall (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord Cornwallis (approx. 0.4 miles away); African American Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sullivan's Island.
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Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
2. Thomson Park Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
3. Marker on Sullivans Island
The Thomson Park and other markers are located in a reconstructed fortification made of palmetto logs. Two such fortifications were located here at the time of the battle.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
4. Thomson Park Marker
On June 28, 1776, while a British naval fleet bombarded Fort Sullivan at the western end of Sullivans Island, Colonel William “Danger” Thompson and 780 American Patriots repelled a British attempt to cross Breach Inlet at the site of the modern bridge seen at left in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,093 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 2, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
