Unnamed Battery No. 1

United States historic place
Unnamed Battery No. 1
32°43′15″N 79°56′7″W / 32.72083°N 79.93528°W / 32.72083; -79.93528
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1862 (1862)
MPSCivil War Defenses of Charleston TR
NRHP reference No.82003838[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1982

Unnamed Battery No. 1 is an historic artillery battery located at Clark's Point, James Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1862 and was the southern end of the eastern James Island line. At the end of the war, this battery mounted two field guns. The earthen redoubt measures approximately 240 feet long and 200 feet wide. It has a 12 foot high parapet wall and a powder magazine about 17 feet in height.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ unknown (n.d.). "Unnamed Battery No. 1" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "Unnamed Battery #1, Charleston County (James Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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