Battery Capron

Battery Capron is a fort in Charleston County, South Carolina. Battery Capron is situated nearby to J. Marshall Stith Park, as well as near the fire station Sullivans Island Fire Department.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Battery Thomson and U.S. Coast Guard Historic District.

Battery Thomson

Fort

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.

Battery Thomson is a historic artillery battery located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1906–1909, and is one of a series of batteries stretching from Fort Moultrie to the eastern end of Sullivan's Island. Battery Thomson is situated 890 feet south of Battery Capron.

U.S. Coast Guard Historic District

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

U.S. Coast Guard Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing structure on Sullivan's Island.

Fort Moultrie

Park

Photo: DDima, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort Moultrie is a series of fortifications on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, built to protect the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The first fort, formerly named Fort Sullivan, built of palmetto logs, inspired the flag and nickname of South Carolina, as "The Palmetto State". Fort Moultrie is situated 1 mile west of Battery Capron.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sullivan’s Island and Sullivan’s Island Historic District.

Sullivan’s Island

Photo: Surfer43, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sullivan's Island, historically known as O'Sullivan's Island, is a town and island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, at the entrance to Charleston Harbor, with a population of 1,791 at the 2010 census, and 1,891 people in 2020.

Sullivan’s Island Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Bms4880, CC BY 3.0.

Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island.

Mount Pleasant

Photo: WolfgangExler, CC BY 3.0.

Mount Pleasant is a large town in the Greater Charleston region of South Carolina. The population of the town has exploded, making it a very popular bedroom community of the city of Charleston.

Battery Capron

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.76268° or 32° 45′ 46″ north

Longitude

-79.83967° or 79° 50′ 23″ west

Open location code

8742Q576+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8636437116

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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