The Confederate Museum – Charleston, S.C.

Confederate Museum, Charleston, S.C.
Photo source – http://www.csa-scla.org/articles/ConfederateMuseum.htm
 
188 Meeting Street
Charleston,
SC – 29401
843-723-1541
 
The Confederate Museum is located above the open-air market a National Historic Landmark

Hours of Operation: Tuesday – Saturday 11AM – 3:30PM,  Closed on Sundays and Mondays/ Call to verify hours and days. 

Admission: Adults & Teens $5.00—-6 – 12 years old $3.00, Under 6 Free

Built in 1841.

Contains the Daughters of the Confederacy Museum.

During the Civil War the hall was a recruiting station.

Features Greek Revival-style architecture.

The museum has a library, exhibits and artifacts of the confederacy.

Donations Always Welcomed ~
Mail to: Confederate Museum
P.O. Box 20997
Charleston, SC 29413

Find out more…http://www.csa-scla.org/articles/ConfederateMuseum.htm

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Battery Cheves – a Landmark, James Island

Battery Cheves, named after after Capt. Langdon Cheves.   Cheves was a confederate engineer.  He was killed in 1863 at Morris Island.

The battery was listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1863.

The battery is located in a residential neighborhood, Fort Johnson Estates.

This is a great artist’s rendering of the Battery Cheves from the S.C. Battleground Trust and The Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia.

The source for the following images –

http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710129/index.htm

Battery Cheves Map

Battery Cheves

“Battery Cheves was built in 1863 and named for Capt. Langdon Cheves, Confederate engineer killed at Morris Island in 1863.

This battery was designed to protect the area between Fort Johnson and Battery Haskell from amphibious attack coming from Morris Island.

Cheves mounted two pieces of heavy artillery at the time of capture. Battery Cheves is located on the southeastern shore of James Island in a suburban residential area.

A simple open battery with four gun emplacements, Battery Cheves is about 280 feel long with a parapet 12.5 feet high and a powder magazine about 15 feet high.

The total position is approximately 240 feet deep. It is currently completely obscured by a dense growth of vegetation. Listed in the National Register August 11, 1982.

Source – http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710129/index.htm

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Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

http://boonehallplantation.com/

1235 Long Point Rd.
Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 29464
(8 miles from downtown Charleston, S.C.)
Phone (843) 884-4371

Boone Hall and Plantation, Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Mont Royal the main house at Boone Hall

Picture Source – Wikipedia

‘The Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens is an antebellum plantation located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The plantation includes a large Colonial Revival plantation house (1933-35) that replaces the lost original house on the site, a number of slave cabins (which were occupied bysharecroppers well into the 20th century), several flower gardens, and the historic “Avenue of Oaks”: a nearly one mile drive up to the house with live oaks on either side, originally planted in 1743. Boone Hall plantation sits on Wampacheeoone Creek in Christ Church Parish about 10 miles (16 km) from historic downtown Charleston.’

Source – Wikipedia

Slave Cabins at Boone Hall Plantation

Slave Cabins at Boone Hall Plantation

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Avenue of Oaks, Boone Hall and Plantation

Avenue of Oaks at Boone Plantation

Picture Source – Wikipedia

 

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St. Michaels Church – Charleston S.C.

St. Michaels Church - Charleston S.C.

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71 Broad Street,
Charleston,
SC – 29401
 
843-723-0603
 
‘St. Michael’s Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church and the oldest surviving religious structure in CharlestonSouth Carolina.
It is located at Broad and Meeting streets on one of the Four Corners of the Law, and represents ecclesiastical law.
It was built in the 1750s by order of the South Carolina Assembly.
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is aNational Historic Landmark.
It is still an active church in the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina.
 
‘Source – Wikipedia
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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue – a Landmark

Listed in National Register of Historic Places.

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue

Picture Source – National Park Service

90 Hasell Street,
Charleston,
SC – 29401
843-723-1090

‘Founded in 1749 as a Sephardic Orthodox congregation, in 1841, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim-also known as KKBE-was firmly committed to the path of religious Reform Judaism.

Our sanctuary is the second oldest synagogue building in the United States and the oldest in continuous use.

We invite you to experience for yourself KKBEs rich past and vibrant present.’

Tours:

– Monday through Thursday from 10-noon and 1:30-3:30

– Fridays from 10-noon

– Sundays from 1:00-4:00

‘Our enthusiastic and knowledgable volunteer docents lead tours of the historic Sanctuary at KKBE and share our unique history.

Please allow at least 30 minutes for the tour plus time to visit our Museum and Chosen Treasures, our Sisterhood Judaica & Gift shop.’

‘Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, a National Historic Landmark, is the country’s second oldest synagogue and the oldest in continuous use.
The American Reform Judaism movement originated at this site in 1824.
The congregation of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim-meaning Holy Congregation House of God-was established in colonial Charleston in 1749, and is now the nation’s fourth oldest Jewish community.
The building reflects the history of Jewish worship in Charleston, as well as the high degree of religious tolerance within the Carolina colony.’

‘The Beth Elohim congregation began as an Orthodox community, founded primarily by Sephardic immigrants (of Spanish and Portuguese ancestry).

By the end of the 18th century the Beth Elohim congregation had become the largest Jewish community in the nation, with a membership of 500.

This synagogue was built in 1840, on the site of the congregations first synagogue destroyed in the Charleston fire of 1838.

The building is an excellent example of the Greek Revival style, as its form, portico and rich ornamentation are adapted from classic Greek temples.

Designed by New York architect Cyrus L. Warner, the temple was built by congregation member, David Lopez.’

Sources:

– National Park Service

– http://www.kkbe.org/

For more infromation on the Synagogue visit the National Park Service Website or Wikipedia.

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Joseph Manigault House – Charleston, S.C.

Joseph Manigault House - Charleston, S.C.

‘Rice was South Carolina’s economic base in the early 19th century.

Profits from growing and trading it made possible the buildings which comprise Charleston’s noted architectural heritage.

Among the most elegant of these is The Charleston Museum’s Joseph Manigault House, a National Historic Landmark, located in downtown Charleston close to the Museum and the City Visitor Center.’

Source – The Charleston Museum Website

350 Meeting Street,
Charleston,
SC – 29403
 
843-722-2996

www.charlestonmuseum.org/joseph-manigault-house

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