Denmark Vesey Monument
The Denmark Vesey Monument is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument was erected in 2014 in Hampton Park and honors Denmark Vesey, a freedman who lived in Charleston and was executed in 1822 for plotting a slave revolt.- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument
- Also known as: “Denmark Vesey”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hampton Park and The Citadel.
Hampton Park
Park
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Hampton Park is a public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, United States. At 60 acres, it is the largest park on the peninsula. It is bordered by The Citadel to the west, Hampton Park Terrace to the south, North Central to the east, and Wagener Terrace to the north.
The Citadel
College
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The Citadel Military College of South Carolina is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Established in 1842, it is the third oldest of the six senior military colleges in the United States. The Citadel is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Denmark Vesey Monument.
Allan Park
Park
Allan Park is a park in Charleston, South Carolina. The parcel of land was donated to the City of Charleston by Amey Allan, the widow of James Allan and the developer of most of the eastern half of Hampton Park Terrace parks on the peninsula, on March 23, 1920. Allan Park is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Denmark Vesey Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hampton Park Terrace and Hampstead Village.
Hampton Park Terrace
Neighborhood
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Hampton Park Terrace is the name both of a neighborhood and a National Register district located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina. The neighborhood is bounded on the west by The Citadel, on the north by Hampton Park, on the east by Rutledge Ave, and on the south by Congress St.
Hampstead Village
Quarter
Hampstead Village is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where Hampstead Village is today.
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.
Denmark Vesey Monument
- Categories: monument and historic site
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.80001° or 32° 48′ 0″ northLongitude
-79.95525° or 79° 57′ 19″ westOpen location code
8742R22V+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 13535433963OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q104144942
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