Battery Gadsden
Battery Gadsden is a fort in Charleston County, South Carolina. Battery Gadsden is situated nearby to Edgar Allan Poe Library, as well as near the fort Battery Thomson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 580 feet northeast of Battery Gadsden.
U.S. Coast Guard Historic District
Park
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 Gadsden.
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
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 Gadsden
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.75933° or 32° 45′ 34″ northLongitude
-79.84113° or 79° 50′ 28″ westOpen location code
8742Q555+PGOpenStreetMap ID
way 922847928OpenStreetMap feature
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