Battery Thomson
Battery Thomson is a building in Charleston County, South Carolina. Battery Thomson is situated nearby to the fort Battery Gadsden, as well as near the fire station Sullivans Island Fire Department.| 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
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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.
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 1 mile west of Battery Thomson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sullivan’s Island and Sullivan’s Island Historic District.
Sullivan’s Island
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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.
Battery Thomson
- Type: Building
- Category: historic site
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.7606° or 32° 45′ 38″ northLongitude
-79.83941° or 79° 50′ 22″ westOpen location code
8742Q566+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 922847937OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritimeOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=storage_tank
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