Powder Magazine

The Powder Magazine is a gunpowder magazine and museum at 79 Cumberland Street in , , . Completed in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina.
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  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 26 feet (8 metres)
  • …is also known as “The Powder Magazine”
  • …stands 20 feet (6 metres) tall
  • …has 1 floor
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: powder magazine in Charleston, South Carolina
  • Address: 79 Cumberland Street, Charleston, SC 29401

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Powder Magazine

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Latitude
32.77945° or 32° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
-79.93008° or 79° 55′ 48″ west
Open location code
8742Q3H9+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1363403538
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
10377040
Wiki­data ID
Q7235985

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