Thirteen-Inch Mortar
Thirteen-Inch Mortar is a memorial in Charleston County, South Carolina. Thirteen-Inch Mortar is situated nearby to 13-Inch Mortar, as well as near the park White Point Garden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Point Garden and The Defenders of Fort Moultrie.
White Point Garden
Park
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White Point Garden is a 5.7 acre public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, at the tip of the peninsula. It is the southern terminus for the Battery, a defensive seawall and promenade.
The Defenders of Fort Moultrie
Monument
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, also commonly known as the Jasper Monument, is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Located in White Point Garden, the monument depicts Sergeant William Jasper and was dedicated in 1877 to all South Carolina militiamen involved in the Battle of Sullivan's Island during the American Revolutionary War.
Confederate Defenders of Charleston
Monument
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Confederate Defenders of Charleston is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument honors Confederate soldiers from Charleston, most notably those who served at Fort Sumter during the American Civil War.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
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The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. 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.
Charleston
Charleston is the largest and oldest city in the state of South Carolina 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.
Thirteen-Inch Mortar
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “This mortar and its three mates were first used by Federal troops for the bombardment of Fort Sumter in October, 1863. They may well form the world’s largest collection of this type weapon.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.76947° or 32° 46′ 10″ northLongitude
-79.93008° or 79° 55′ 48″ westInception
1901Open location code
8742Q399+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13156034855OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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