National Register of Historic Places

Fort Palmetto

Hamlin Sound, Charleston County, South Carolina
Listed
August 10, 1982
Type
Structure
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82003842

About this property

Fort Palmetto is a historic artillery battery located at Christ Church Parish, Hamlin Sound, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in late 1861, and was at the easternmost end of the Christ Church Parish line of defense. At the end of the war this battery mounted one nine-inch gun and two rifled thirty-two pounders. The earthen redoubt measures approximately 160 feet long and 80 feet wide. It has a 15 foot high parapet wall and a powder magazine about 25 feet in height. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Fort Palmetto is now part of Fort Palmetto Park, a Town of Mount Pleasant park which opened in 2015 and is located within the subdivision community of Oyster Point.

Location

Hamlin Sound, Charleston County, South Carolina
32.82327, -79.76528

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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2.5 mi
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3.2 mi
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Boone Hall Plantation House and Historic Landscape (Boundary Increase)
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Nearby Battles

Confederate Defense of Battery Marshall — Sullivan's Island
1864Civil War
5.7 mi

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When was Fort Palmetto listed on the National Register?

Fort Palmetto was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Fort Palmetto?

Fort Palmetto is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fort Palmetto?

The period of significance for Fort Palmetto is recorded as the early_republic era.

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