Downtown Charleston's Historic Battery Park – Charleston SC Real Estate Blog

The Charleston, South Carolina area is a great place to live or have a vacation home. The weather is great, the beaches are fantastic, golf courses are abundant, there are many historical sites, the architecture is unbelievable, the dining is unbeatable, and the people are the friendliest in the country. It is because of these reasons that I believe Charleston SC Real Estate is truly unique. I look forward to helping you with any of your Charleston SC Real Estate needs in Charleston, Berkeley, or Dorchester counties. Today’s article is titled:

Downtown Charleston’s Historic Battery Park

Known by the locals as The Battery opened to the public in 1837. Battery Park located at the end of the Charleston Peninsula and runs from the Cooper river to the Ashley river, Battery Park is one of the best places to just sit down on a park bench to relax and soak up what Charleston really is and what Charleston was in the past. At The Battery you can get the Lowcountry waterfront feel at its best with southern Colonial and Antebellum mansions, large live oaks, cannons, cannon balls, palmetto trees, statues, and a fountain, a gazebo along with breathtaking views of the Charleston Harbor, Fort Sumter, Sullivan’s Island Lighthouse, and the USS Yorktown.

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Charleston Battery park Gazebo Charleston The Battery Park

Just as all of Downtown Charleston seeps with history, so dose The Battery Park. The Charleston Battery has played a significant roll in the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War. The cannons were placed there during the War of 1812 as a last line of defense for Charleston against the British. Fort Sumter was out of the range of the cannons and they were not used during the attack. During the Civil War evacuation of Charleston the Confederates detonated tons of explosives here to prevent them from falling in to the Union’s hands.

Thirteen Inch Mortar Cannon Ten Inch Smoothbore Columbiad Cannon

In addition to the wartime history of the Battery, White Point has a history of pirates. Dozens of pirates were hanged from oak trees and gallows in the early 1700s and left dangling from their nooses for days as a deterrent to prevent other pirates from entering Charleston Harbor. Legends abound about sunken treasure just waiting to be discovered in the waters.

Charleston Battery Statue of General Moultrie Chaleston Battery Park Statue honoring Revolutionary War Soldiers Battery park Statue honoring the Confederate Defenders of Charleston