Colonial Lake

Colonial Lake is a tidal pond in with wide walkways around it. The area is used as a park. For many years the lake was known as the Rutledge Street Pond; some residents still call it "The Pond." It acquired the name Colonial Lake in 1881, in honor of the "Colonial Commons" established in 1768.
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  • Type: Pond
  • Description: tidal pond in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Also known as: “Rutledge Street Pond”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moultrie Playground and Old Charleston Jail.

Park
is a public park in .

Public building
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The is a structure of historical and architectural significance located at 21 Magazine Street in , United States.

Church
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The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston, located in . Designed by Brooklyn architect Patrick Keely, the construction of the cathedral started in 1890 to replace a cathedral that burned down in 1861.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion.

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is the largest and oldest city in the state of in the United States of America. Its historic downtown is on a peninsula formed by two rivers, the Ashley and the Cooper, flowing into the Atlantic, and protected from the open ocean by surrounding islands.

Colonial Lake

Latitude
32.77691° or 32° 46′ 37″ north
Longitude
-79.94113° or 79° 56′ 28″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
8742Q3G5+QH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30774573
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­pond
Geo­Names ID
4575292
Wiki­data ID
Q15211296
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Colonial Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Colonial Lake (lanaw)”
  • Cebuano: “Colonial Lake”
  • “Colonial Lake”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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