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In early 1865 the USS Harvest Moon, a 193-foot, 5-gun side-wheel steamer, was the flagship of Adm. John A. Dahlgren of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, U.S. Navy. It arrived off Georgetown and anchored nearby on February 26th. Confederate Capt. Thomas W. Daggett, in charge of coastal defenses from Little River to Georgetown, made plans to sink the Harvest Moon with a "torpedo," or mine.
Daggett, working on the 2nd floor of S.W. Rouquie's store here at 633 Front Street, built a keg torpedo and floated it out as the Harvest Moon steamed down the bay early on March 1, 1865. The blast blew a hole in the starboard quarter and main deck, and the ship sank in five minutes, with only one sailor killed. The smokestack of the Harvest Moon can still be seen at low tide in Winyah Bay, near Battery White.
Daggett, working on the 2nd floor of S.W. Rouquie's store here at 633 Front Street, built a keg torpedo and floated it out as the Harvest Moon steamed down the bay early on March 1, 1865. The blast blew a hole in the starboard quarter and main deck, and the ship sank in five minutes, with only one sailor killed. The smokestack of the Harvest Moon can still be seen at low tide in Winyah Bay, near Battery White.
Details
| HM Number | HMWKY |
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| Additional Information | The smokestack of the Harvest Moon can still be seen at low tide in Winyah Bay. The stack is on the east side of the bay in shallow water across from navigation buoy #26. This is a shallow area with depths as low as 3 feet at MLWL. |
| Series | This marker is part of the United Daughters of the Confederacy series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 17th Century |
| Historical Place | Other |
| Marker Type | Other |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Marker Number | 22-58 |
| Year Placed | 2011 |
| Placed By | The Arthur M. Manigault Chapter #63, United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Battery White Camp #1568, Sons of Confederate Veterans |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 10:23am PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] BOB CIMINEL 8/10/16 [2] BOB CIMINEL 8/10/16
Locationbig map
| Directions Information | US-17 to St. James St. then right onto Front St. Marker is located on left at the clock tower. |
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| Location Description | Two-lane city street with diagonal parking on both sides. |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 659814 N 3693112 |
| Decimal Degrees | 33.36538333, -79.28220000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 21.923', W 79° 16.932' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 21' 55.3800" N, 79° 16' 55.9200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 843 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 627 Front St, Georgetown SC 29440, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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