African American Cemetery
African American Cemetery is a cemetery in Charleston County, South Carolina. African American Cemetery is situated nearby to Sullivans Island, as well as near the art gallery Sandpiper Gallery.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 1,900 feet southwest of African American Cemetery.
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
Park
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 1¼ miles west of African American Cemetery.
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
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.
African American Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.76508° or 32° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
-79.83713° or 79° 50′ 14″ westOpen location code
8742Q587+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 1456788239OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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