Congregationalists from New England
built a church near here around 1700.
Troops from both sides camped on the
grounds during the American Revolution.
Burned by the British in 1782, it was
rebuilt in 1786.
The building was abandoned . . . — — Map (db m16308) HM
This Stone marks the spot where the Wappetow Independent Congregational Church stood. This church was planted here in 1696 by a colony of 52 who came from New England and landed at Seewee Bay. — — Map (db m206024) HM
This 10-inch mortar, unearthed during the excavations in 1959, is similar to the one which fired the signal shot from Fort Johnson on April 12, 1861. Later in the war, the Confederate defenders of Fort Sumter mounted several of these weapons near . . . — — Map (db m30647) HM
Designed by Thomas J. Rodman, U.S. Army Ordnance Officer, this type of cannon was the largest gun used in combat during the Civil War. These two Rodmans were brought to Fort Sumter as part of the 1870's modernization program. Tube Weight: 50,000 . . . — — Map (db m30641) HM
Discovered during the excavations of Fort Sumter, these rifled guns were installed by Federal troops during the 1870's modernization program. Maximum Range: 6800 yards (6218 M) — — Map (db m30679) HM
Robert Parker Parrott designed the 6.4-inch, 8-inch and 10-inch Parrotts to serve on land or sea. These versatile rifled cannon were simple and inexpensive to construct. This gun, like many of the other weapons in Fort Sumter, was brought to the . . . — — Map (db m30764) HM
When the Confederates opened fire in April 1861, several 8-inch Columbiads were mounted in Fort Sumter. This weapon probably has remained here since then, weathering the Union bombardment of 1863 and the clean up of the 1870's. Archeological . . . — — Map (db m30646) HM
The row of cannon in front of you dates from the Civil War, when radical advances in technology increased power, range, and accuracy. Some large, old smoothbore cannon were "rifled and banded" to enhance firepower. Banding (heating and tightening . . . — — Map (db m30639) HM
Battery Huger (ũ-jẽ) looms before you. Battery Huger, the black, concrete structure filling the center of Fort Sumter, was built in 1899 in response to the Spanish-American War. Named for Revolutionary War hero Isaac Huger, the battery . . . — — Map (db m30552) HM
The Union Navy blockaded Charleston Harbor from 1861-65, but blockade runners continued to slip in and out, carrying cargo crucial to the economic and military survival of the South. Using neutral ports like Bermuda and Nassau, blockade runners . . . — — Map (db m30691) HM
Load ... Ready ... Fire! A disciplined crew of five men could fire an accurate shot in less than one minute. Teamwork and timing during battle were essential to the crew of this 42-pounder smoothbore cannon, one of 27 guns that occupied these . . . — — Map (db m30922) HM
In 1861 the port of Charleston prospered. Keeping the city open to trade was crucial for Confederate survival. Confederate forts in Charleston Harbor - including Fort Sumter - protected Charleston throughout the war despite Union blockade, warship . . . — — Map (db m30769) HM
Cigar Factory This five-story commercial building, built in 1882 as a textile mill, was known as the Charleston Manufacturing Company, then Charleston Cotton Mills, in its early years. Leased to the American Tobacco Company in 1903, the plant . . . — — Map (db m67363) HM
Confederate control of Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, and supporting fortifications kept Charleston Harbor open despite the blockade by Union ships. The main ship channel passed directly in front of you, between Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie, within . . . — — Map (db m30702) HM
Notable for its fine Georgian
paneling, this was home and
office to Dr. David Ramsay,
the distinguished patriot,
Revolutionary Historian and
physician. Dr. Ramsay
introduced the Small Pox
vaccine to Charleston
and helped found the . . . — — Map (db m27447) HM
Drayton Hall
Seat of the Drayton family for
seven generations, this land
was acquired in 1738 by
John Drayton (c. 1759~1779)
as the center of his extensive
indigo and rice planting ventures.
One of the finest examples of
Georgian . . . — — Map (db m13859) HM
The trustees of the College of Charleston laid the foundations of this building on the 21st day of December 1938 Erected by the City of Charleston with the aid of the income from the College Endowment it is dedicated to the physical well-being of . . . — — Map (db m135493) HM
The flags flying from the five shorter flagpoles that surround the American flag represent the flags flown over Fort Sumter during the Civil War. (Top Left): The First official flag of the Confederacy, known as the "Stars and Bars," or . . . — — Map (db m30817) HM
The First Shot Across the harbor directly in front of you lies Fort Johnson. From Fort Johnson came the shot that began the Civil War. If a Union soldier at Fort Sumter looked toward Fort Johnson at 4:30 a.m., April 12, 1861, he would have seen . . . — — Map (db m30785) HM
Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter controlled Charleston Harbor. Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island directly in front of you, had been an early harbor defense and was the site of Charleston's famous Revolutionary War palmetto-log fort. Fort Sumter was . . . — — Map (db m30856) HM
On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter and the Civil War began. The Federal garrison surrendered the next day and evacuated on the 14th, leaving the fort in Confederate hands. Throughout the Civil War Fort Sumter was the center . . . — — Map (db m30573) HM
The lighthouse in the distance marks the southern tip of Morris Island. In July,1863, Union troops landed there and advanced two-thirds of the way up the island to a Confederate stronghold known as Battery Wagner. Unable to capture the battery by . . . — — Map (db m30376) HM
The Fort Sumter that you see today bears little resemblance to the imposing, three tiered brick fort of 1861. The fort's present appearance is the result of more than 100 years of change. Bombardment, reconstruction, and renovation have reshaped the . . . — — Map (db m30624) HM
(Front)
The man we honor and
here remembered served his
country in the time of war,
his state in time of peace.
In his beloved Charleston,
he was the preeminent Trial
Lawyer of the 20th Century, yet his
reach was broader . . . — — Map (db m49760) HM
Fort Sumter was designed with its strength toward the sea. The gorge, the lightly-armed rear wall facing inland, was vulnerable to attack from Morris Island. Early shelling left the gorge wall in ruins. Continued bombardment reduced the gorge to . . . — — Map (db m30919) HM
On the night of February 17, 1864, the H.L. Hunley set out from Sullivan's Island, directly in front of you, with a torpedo attached to a seventeen-foot spar on her bow. Her target was the U.S.S. Housatonic, anchored four miles . . . — — Map (db m30699) HM
(Front) A cemetery established here in 1841, also known as “God’s Acre” and later “the German Cemetery,” was maintained by St. Matthews Evangelical Lutheran Church until about 1860. That church, founded in 1840 by the . . . — — Map (db m44096) HM
Imagine being here in 1863, surrounded by Fort Sumter's ruins, when this shell (photo below) explodes on the parade ground. Throughout the Civil War the fort was the center of the bitter conflict to control Charleston Harbor. For nearly two years . . . — — Map (db m30627) HM
Civil rights marches on Ashley Ave. and elsewhere occurred during strikes at two
hospitals from March 20 to July 18, 1969. Workers, mostly black women, cited unequal
treatment and pay when they organized and walked out of the Medical College . . . — — Map (db m182111) HM
On April 7, 1863, the Union Navy sent its new force of ironclad warships - eight monitors and the frigate New Ironsides - to attack Fort Sumter. The ironclads attacked from the water directly in front of you. As the Union fleet approached, . . . — — Map (db m30708) HM
The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
Named to Commemorate
The former Mayor of Charleston
And President of the Cooper River Bridge CO.
The Grace Bridge (Modeled Here)
Spanned Charleston from 1929 to 2005.
Built by the Cooper River Bridge . . . — — Map (db m19216) HM
Founded 1750
The Cradle of Reformed Judaism
In The United States, 1824
Jews who settled in Charleston as early as
1695 worshipped informally until the founding
of this congregation in 1750. First synagogue
on this site, 1780-1792, was a . . . — — Map (db m52396) HM
Has Been Designated A
National
Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
in Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1980
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service . . . — — Map (db m52964) HM
Fountainhead of the Drayton family, which
played so important a part in America's
Colonial, Revolutionary, and Independence
history. Its original plantation house, credited
by contemporary historians as having been
the earliest in the Carolina . . . — — Map (db m14853) HM
In honor of Major Robert Anderson and the one hundred, twenty-eight men of his command who for thirty-four hours: April Twelve-Thirteen, Eighteen hundred and Sixty-one withstood the destructive bombardment of Fort Sumter and withdrew with the . . . — — Map (db m87251) HM WM
This concrete casemate was added to the fort in 1891. It was was the control room for an electrically operated minefield, which was placed in the main shipping channel to prevent the entrance of enemy vessels into the harbor. Long cables connected . . . — — Map (db m30935) HM
Site of three Confederate batteries in the initial attack, 1861. Confederate forces evacuated the island September 7, 1863, after a 58-day siege. Federal batteries on Morris Island bombarded Fort Sumter from 1863 to 1865. — — Map (db m19498) HM
Confederate batteries hidden in the dunes of Morris Island, directly in front of you, commanded the approach to Charleston Harbor. Union forces needed Morris Island, a key location from which to attack Fort Sumter, less than one mile away. On July . . . — — Map (db m84003) HM
Confederates used several field pieces like this 12-pounder mountain howitzer to defend against a surprise landing by Union forces. — — Map (db m30739) HM
This corner of the fort was the site of the only attempt by Union forces to storm Fort Sumter during the Civil War. On the night of September 8, 1863, a Union tugboat towed 500 sailors and marines in small boats to within 400 yards of Fort Sumter, . . . — — Map (db m30725) HM
Fort Sumter's powder was stored in these specially constructed rooms in the corner (angle) of the gorge wall. Protecting gunpowder was critical; the gorge, at the rear of the fort, was considered a safe location. But Fort Sumter was designed to face . . . — — Map (db m30920) HM
The fort wall before you, called the right face, sustained the least damage of any of Fort Sumter's walls (scarps) during the Union bombardment of 1863-65. After the Civil War, the fort's first-tier casemates including those before you, were . . . — — Map (db m30673) HM
Born at Magnolia Plantation in 1713, but
failing to inherit Magnolia, he purchased
an adjoining tract and built Drayton Hall in
1740, but later acquiring Magnolia from his
nephew. In a will hastily drawn the night he
died while fleeing the . . . — — Map (db m14515) HM
Fort Sumter's original sally port (entrance) was located in front of you, in the center of the three-tiered gorge (rear) wall. The lightly armed gorge wall was vulnerable to attack by batteries on Morris Island, and as the war progressed Union . . . — — Map (db m30936) HM
A close look at the wall in front of you reveals Union artillery shells embedded in the brick. They were found during one of the longest sieges in U.S. military history. Batteries on Morris Island, about one mile behind you, and guns on Union . . . — — Map (db m30653) HM
The Roman Catholic Church
of
St. Mary's Charleston
Established 1789
Incorporated February 19, 1791
The first Roman Catholic Church in
South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.
This is the third structure on this site.
The . . . — — Map (db m53004) HM
Morris Island, across the water directly in front of you, was the scene of the Civil War's first hostile cannon fire, preceding even the bombardment of Fort Sumter. By January 1861, Union troops occupying For Sumter were surrounded by Southern . . . — — Map (db m30724) HM
In 1863 Union forces built a battery about two miles away in the marsh on lower Morris Island (in front of you). They mounted an eight-inch Parrott rifle called the Swamp Angel. This huge gun fired 150-pound shells and was aimed at the city of . . . — — Map (db m30367) HM
In front of you stands a rifled and banded columbiad cannon mounted as a mortar (aimed upward). It is mounted like the gun being inspected by a South Carolina delegation after the evacuation of Fort Sumter by Union troops in April 1861. The . . . — — Map (db m30675) HM
Erected by the United States 1932 In memory of the Garrison Defending Fort Sumter during the bombardment April 12-14, 1861 Major Robert Anderson First U.S. Artillery commandingCorps of Engineers Captain John G. Foster 1st Lieut. George . . . — — Map (db m30916) HM
Rector of nearby St. Andrews Episcopal Church, and owner of Magnolia Plantation before,during, and after the Civil War, he redesigned the plantation's famous
garden, from its original French style of Louis XIV to its present style of English . . . — — Map (db m4977) HM
1812-WAR of 1812-1814 between the United States and Great Britain. This Company was mustered into active service.
1836-SEMINOLE WAR-The Washington Light Infantry was sent to St. Augustine for the protection of women and children. . . . — — Map (db m152765) HM
This three-story, masonry residence set on a raised basement was begun circa 1796 by Mrs. Frances Motte Middleton, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Motte. The house was completed by Mrs. Middleton and her second husband and former brother-in-law, . . . — — Map (db m51273) HM
Firefighting in Charleston Fires, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and epidemics… although Charleston has faced many kinds of disasters over its long history, fire has had the greatest impact on the city.
In 1698 a great fire swept . . . — — Map (db m135500) HM
(side 1) This Charleston double house was built before 1789 by William Blake, a planter and descendant of former Proprietary Governor Joseph Blake. By 1803 Mary Smith Grimké, descendant of Landgrave Thomas Smith, and Judge John F. Grimké, a . . . — — Map (db m133687) HM
This residence was constructed by Col. William Rhett (1666-1722), a prominent Charleston merchant and colonial militia leader. In 1706 he led a small fleet of local ships that repulsed a combined French and Spanish invasion of the city. Rhett is . . . — — Map (db m31849) HM
This substantial three-story Greek Revival Period Charleston single house is constructed of stucco-covered brick and features a two-tiered piazza with Tuscan columns and turned balusters, piazza screen and entrance door complete with pilasters, . . . — — Map (db m51485) HM
Founded 1818 by the Reverend Morris Brown
Closed by State Law 1834. Reopened By The Reverend R.H. Cain 1865
Present Edifice Built By The Reverend L.R. Nichols 1891
Redecoration By The Reverend F.R. Veal 1949
The Right Reverend F.M. Reid, . . . — — Map (db m219129) HM
Bicentennal
Historical Marker
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Charleston, South Carolina
Commemorating the unique ministry of South Carolina born bishops, elected in the first century of the
Connection- . . . — — Map (db m52010) HM
The oldest African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) church in the south, Emanuel A.M.E. Church was organized as
Hampstead Free African church in 1818 by Rev. Morris Brown. After seceding from the Methodist Church,
Charlestonians organized three . . . — — Map (db m51900) HM
Salvaged from the waters of the tidal zone around Fort Sumter, these bricks were placed in this wall 140 years after the beginning of the Civil War. — — Map (db m67310) HM
Fort Sumter, visible in the far distance of Charleston Harbor, looks very different today. Built after the War of 1812, its tow two tiers are gone, destroyed during the Civil War. The fort's center is now dominated by Battery Huger, a huge, black, . . . — — Map (db m47521) HM
The land now known as Liberty Square was once a place of arrival for survivors of the largest forced migration in world history. Gadsden's Wharf was the primary wharf for slave ships arriving in Charleston for 25 years, up until the banning of slave . . . — — Map (db m134227) HM
The National Register
of Historic Places
South Carolina
Department of Archives
And History
Charleston
Old E. Historic District
Harleston Boags Funeral Home
(Lower Plaque)
Harleston - Boags Funeral Home . . . — — Map (db m51484) HM
Eliza Jones (1775-1846) purchased this lot in the aftermath of the Ansonborough fire of 1838. She was the granddaughter of Robert Gibson, a graduate of Oxford University, and a Grand Master Mason, who, according to family legend, played a role in . . . — — Map (db m135489) HM
Philip Simmons is the most distinguished of Charleston ironworkers. Born on Daniel Island, Simmons began his eighty year career as a blacksmith at the age of thirteen under the apprenticeship of formerly enslaved Peter Simmons (no relation). Over . . . — — Map (db m134229) HM
Since 1670 this well-protected harbor has persisted as a center for shipping and trade. By 1770 Charleston was America's third busiest port; Gadsden's Wharf, located here, became its largest pier. Along this waterfront ships loaded cargo and . . . — — Map (db m47522) HM
Rice, Rattlesnakes, and Rainwater is a sculptural collection that explores the connections between Charleston's natural environment and its rich African-American history. The project consists of tabby (oyster-shell and concrete) houses and barrels . . . — — Map (db m135492) HM
Septima Poinsette Clark was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1898, the daughter of Victoria Anderson of Haiti and Peter Poinsette, who grew up enslaved on the plantation of Joel Roberts Poinsette. Clark earned a teacher's certificate from The . . . — — Map (db m134228) HM
Native Charlestonian and daughter of a former lowcountry slave, Mrs. Septima Clark was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement. A graduate of Avery Normal Institute, Clark's first job was teaching African-American children on Johns Island. Her . . . — — Map (db m64797) HM
November 18, 1866 Bishop Patrick N. Lynch purchased a Jewish synagogue at 34 Wentworth Street and its adjacent property to establish a church for African American Catholics and approximately two years later he dedicated St. Peter's Catholic Church. . . . — — Map (db m31846) HM
1822 Organized as a place of worship for those
could not afford to rent pews in existing churches.
1824 Church built on Guingard St. as the first "free"
Church of the Episcopal Church in the United States. . . . — — Map (db m170910) HM
C.- 1804
This significant single house was built by Benjamin DuPré, a French tailor, sometime after 1803. The entire area was known as “Gadsden’s Green” after Christopher Gadsden who divided this land into six wharf lots and 197 . . . — — Map (db m51826) HM
35 Calhoun Street was built in 1852 and occupied by Irish immigrants.
It was purchased by Willis Johnson, Sr. in 1939.
His sons, Frank and Henry built 35½ Calhoun with their own hands to complete
carpentry apprenticeships.
The houses . . . — — Map (db m53259) HM
35 Calhoun Street, was constructed in 1852
by Irish immigrants and purchased in 1939 by Willis
Johnson, Sr., who was born a free man at Drayton
Hall Plantation, West Ashley. 35 Calhoun Street and
35-1/2 are two-story wood framed . . . — — Map (db m171105) HM
Planters commonly maintained homes in the city and on their plantations. Joseph Manigault - planter,
buisnessman, slave-owner and legislator - built this elegant townhouse in 1803.
At that time this neighborhood (Wraggborough) was concidered . . . — — Map (db m50967) HM
An outstanding example of the Adam Style of
architecture in plan, interior detail, and decoration.
The house was designed by Gabriel Manigault,
Charleston's most famous amateur architect, for
his brother Joseph Manigault, who acquired the
lot . . . — — Map (db m50832) HM
Near this spot once stood the Liberty Tree where Colonial Independence was first advocated by Christopher Gadsden A.D. 1766 and where ten years later the Declaration of Independence was first heard and applauded by South Carolinians — — Map (db m31852) HM
Moses C. Levy, a Polish born King Street merchant, built this valuable Federal style single house between 1811 and 1816. The house is located on land originally owned by Henry Laurens, one of the wealthiest merchants in the United States and . . . — — Map (db m51808) HM
This three and one-half story Federal style single house set on a raised basement was built in 1807 by Ms. Abigail Noyer on land purchased from Mr. Christen Belser. The Federal style is evidenced by the hipped roof, a main entrance with fanlight . . . — — Map (db m135494) HM
Trinity Methodist Church Original Site
The first Trinity Church building was erected on this site in 1792. By 1813, Trinity had joined the S. C. Conference, and in 1874 it merged with Cumberland Church, the oldest Methodist church in . . . — — Map (db m31850) HM
Built c. 1847 by William C. McElheran, this Charleston "single house" became after 1860, part of the C.D. Franke Carriage Factory Complex. The factory, which made cannon carriages for the Confederate Army, remained at this location into the 1890's. . . . — — Map (db m31840) HM
(Front side)
This house, built ca. 1712, is believed to be one of the oldest houses in Charleston. It was built for William Rhett (1666-1723), a merchant, sea captain, militia officer, and speaker of the Commons House of Assembly famous . . . — — Map (db m31847) HM
Calvary Church was founded in 1847 to establish a special church for slaves in the Charleston community. Father Paul Trapier held services in March 1848 for the congregation in the basement of St. Philip's parsonage and in mid-July services were . . . — — Map (db m50924) HM
This church, located on Beaufain Street for 91 years, was organized in 1847 to give free blacks and slaves in
antebellum Charleston a separate Episcopal congregation of their own. The Rev. Paul Trapier was its first minister,
and the church . . . — — Map (db m50686) HM
Cannon Street Hospital Cannon Street Hospital, established here in 1897, served the African-American community of Charleston until 1959. Officially the Hospital and Training School for Nurses, it occupied a three-story brick building . . . — — Map (db m46344) HM
Celebrating over 130 years of providing a safe place for community residents to gather, play and learn.
What is now the Cannon Street Y was organized under the leadership of Harry W. Thomas in 1866. It was established using the name Charleston . . . — — Map (db m81291) HM
(Left panel)
Born in Luzerne County Pennsylvania - Son of Runaway Slaves - Grew up in Springfield, Pennsylvania and was
privately tutored and mentored by a Presbyterian minister who was active in the anti-slavery movement.
Educated . . . — — Map (db m52037) HM
The Parsonage“The Parsonage,” the home of Rev. James B. Middleton (1839-1918), stood here at 5 Short Court (now President’s Place) until 1916. Middleton and his siblings, born slaves, were taught to read and write by their father, . . . — — Map (db m39449) HM
This two and a half story house was built circa 1856 by Stephen S. Lloyd. Constructed in the form of a
Charleston single house, the basement level is brick, laid in American bond. The upper stories are of
wood with Greek Revival and Italianate . . . — — Map (db m81288) HM
This two-and-a-half story Charleston Single House is thought to be built by Frederick Wolfe after the fire of 1796, which destroyed much of the State Street area between Broad and Queen Streets. The house was moved back on its original lot at 21 . . . — — Map (db m50513) HM
Erected circa 1760 in the
old section of the city.
A rare surviving example
of its kind containing
4 finely paneled rooms
and other trim which
makes it exceptional
for a house of
its modest size.
Medallion:
Award 1967 . . . — — Map (db m51611) HM
On this site stood the
building in which the Supreme Council, 33°,
Mother Council of the World,
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry, was founded
May 31, 1801, A.D., corresponding to
Sivan 19, 5561, A.M. . . . — — Map (db m27535) HM
Originally two stories, built as a depository by the South Carolina Bible Society on land purchased from the City for that purpose in 1828.
In 1882 the South Carolina Art Association acquired the building and used it for an art school until . . . — — Map (db m47869) HM
[Masonic Emblem]
This tablet
erected by the members of
Orange Lodge No. 14, A.F.M.
marks the spot of Burger's
Tavern in which the lodge
was organized on May 28, 1789
It commemorates one hundred
and thirty eight years of . . . — — Map (db m39465) HM
This marble for thirty four years covered the tomb of Calhoun in the Western Churchyard. It has been placed here by the Vestry near the spot there he remains were interred during the siege of Charleston from which spot they were afterwards . . . — — Map (db m48142) HM
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