Confederate Defenders of Charleston
Confederate Defenders of Charleston is a historic site in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is 10-Inch Columbiad, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway passes 2.0 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Confederate Defenders of Charleston is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument honors Confederate soldiers from Charleston, most notably those who served at Fort Sumter during the American Civil War. Built with funds provided by a local philanthropist, the monument was designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil and was dedicated in White Point Garden in 1932. The monument, standing 17 feet (5.2 m) tall, features two bronze statues of a sword and shield-bearing defender standing in front of a symbolic representation of the city of Charleston. In recent years, the monument has been the subject of vandalism and calls for removal as part of a larger series of removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in the United States.
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Dates from 1932.
Wikidata Q100766358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1932-10-20
- Height
- 5.2 m
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- To The ConfederateDefenders OfCharleston—Fort Sumter1861-1865—Count Them Happy Who For Their Faith And Their Courage Endured A Great Fight
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 3.5 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 3.7 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 6.9 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- 10-Inch Columbiad: 0.0 mi
- The Brooke Rifle: 0.0 mi
- The Fake: 0.0 mi
- 10-Inch Columbiad: 0.0 mi
- 13-Inch Mortar: 0.0 mi
- White Point Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hazel Parker Playground: 0.4 mi
- Washington Square: 0.5 mi
- Lawrimore Park: 0.5 mi
- Joe Riley Waterfront Park: 0.6 mi
- The Little Dancer: 0.1 mi
- Sol Blatt, Jr. Statue: 0.4 mi
- The Hat Man: 0.5 mi
- Henry Timrod: 0.5 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.5 mi
- The Williams Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Nathaniel Russell House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Heyward-Washington House: 0.4 mi
- Postal Museum: 0.5 mi
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon: 0.5 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 0.4 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 0.6 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Stern Student Center Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 1.3 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.4 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.5 mi
- Cummings Point: 3.9 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 15.0 mi
- Raven Hill: 19.6 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 19.9 mi
- Rosom Hill: 24.3 mi
- Dills Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 13.8 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 14.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.5 mi
- Dorchester: 18.6 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Defenders of Charleston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 335° | 18 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 300° | 15 m | 24.3 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 291° | 5 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 19:55 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:41 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dwtn Charleston, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5895553785
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 1 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 5 mi
- Greater Charleston · 6 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 6 mi
- Folly Beach · 7 mi
- Isle of Palms · 8 mi
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