Historical Marker Search

You searched for City|State|Country: , sc us

Showing results 1 to 10 of 589
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2685_constitutional-convention-of-1868_Charleston-SC.html
In January 1868 delegates met to rewrite the S.C. Constitution. They convened at the Charleston Club House, which once stood near here. Before the Civil War the Club House was reserved for Charleston's planter elite, but a majority of the delegate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TG_discovering-the-hunley_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
Discovering the Hunley Since the night of the attack, the H.L. Hunley and its crew escaped detection by amateur and professional divers. In 1980, novelist Clive Cussler and a team of underwater archaeologists began to search for the submarine i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TF_the-hunley-recovery-project_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
The Hunley Recovery Project Federal, state, and private sector underwater archaeologists teamed with engineers and divers from Oceaneering International to excavate and recover the H.L. Hunley. Oceaneering, a marine engineering company, has don…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21TA_from-military-base-to-national-park_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
From Military Base to National Park In 1947, Fort Moultrie Military Reservation was closed as static seacoast defensive positions became obsolete. While Fort Sumter became a National Monument in 1948, Fort Moultrie and the rest of the reservati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21T4_cannon-row_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
Cannon Row 7-inch Triple-Banded Brooke 21,290 pounds CS Army Produced: 3 Survivors: 1 10-inch Parrott Rifle 26,900 pounds US Army Produced: 42 Survivors: 13 8-inch Parrott Rifle 16,487 pounds US Army Produced: 178 Survivors: …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SU_civil-war-defense-of-sullivans-island_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
As the Civil War progressed from 1861 to 1865, Sullivan's Island became the primary defensive position for Confederate forces guarding Charleston Harbor. Anchored at Fort Moultrie, by 1865 these defenses stretched the length of Sullivan's Island w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SO_revolutionary-war-artillery_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
The two cannon in front of you are reproductions cast in 1976 by the National Park Service for the American Bicentennial Celebration, and placed here to generally represent the location of the palmetto log fort built in anticipation of a British a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21SL_major-general-william-moultrie_Sullivans-Island-SC.html
Major General William Moultrie 1730 - 1805 Commander of Second South Carolina Regiment During the Battle of Sullivan's Island June 28, 1776 When offered inducements by Lord Charles Montagu to desert the American cause, General Moultrie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YGS_90-east-bay-street-ancrum-wharf-building_Charleston-SC.html
The Ancrum Wharf Building was constructed by Parker Quince and John Ancrum, both North Carolina natives, who were married to Savannah and Mary Rhett. The Rhett sisters were heirs to Col. William Rhett. The Ancrum Wharf Building is one of the few…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WGQ_patriots-point-vietnam-memorial-a-war-memorial_Mount-Pleasant-SC.html
In Memorium To The Following Patriots From The First Congressional District Of The State of South Carolina Who Valiantly Gave Their Lives On the Battlefields of Vietnam Dedicated May 9, 1981 The American Legion Department of South Carolina E…
PAGE 1 OF 59