The Old Slave Mart
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The Old Slave Mart is a museum in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Persimmon Hill stands 18 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Slave Trading Complex, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway passes 2.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Old Slave Mart is a building located at 6 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that once housed an antebellum-period slave-auction gallery. Constructed in 1859, the building is believed to be the last extant slave auction facility in South Carolina. In 1975, the Old Slave Mart was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its role in Charleston's African American history. Today, the building houses the Old Slave Mart Museum. The Old Slave Mart was originally part of a slave market known as Ryan's Slave Mart, which covered a large enclosed lot between Chalmers and Queen Streets. Charleston City Councilman Thomas Ryan established the private auction facility in 1856 after a citywide ban on public slave auctions. Slave auctions were held at the site until approximately 1863; in 1865, the Union Army occupied Charleston and closed Ryan's Mart. The Old Slave Mart Museum has operated on and off since 1938.
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Dates from 1859.
Wikidata Q7084983, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 6 m
How to reach it
- 2.4 mi off the Fort Johnson Road Scenic Highway
- 3.1 mi off the Mathis Ferry Road Scenic Highway
- 4.0 mi off the Riverland Drive Scenic Highway
- 6.5 mi off the Long Point Road Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Slave Trading Complex: 0.0 mi
- Frederick Wolfe House: 0.0 mi
- Slave Trading Complex: 0.0 mi
- The Footlight Players Workshop: 0.0 mi
- The Douxsaint House: 0.0 mi
- Rainbow Row (North End): 0.1 mi
- Central Echo Rock: 0.2 mi
- North Echo Rock: 0.2 mi
- Pineapple Fountain: 0.2 mi
- South Echo Rock: 0.2 mi
- Washington Square: 0.1 mi
- Lawrimore Park: 0.2 mi
- Joe Riley Waterfront Park: 0.2 mi
- American Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Hazel Parker Playground: 0.2 mi
- The Hat Man: 0.1 mi
- Henry Timrod: 0.1 mi
- George Washington Statue: 0.1 mi
- Shrimp, Fish, Oysters: Healthy, Fresh, Local.: 0.2 mi
- Lilly: 0.2 mi
- Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon: 0.1 mi
- South Carolina Historical Society Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Powder Magazine: 0.1 mi
- Heyward-Washington House: 0.2 mi
- Postal Museum: 0.2 mi
- Heyward-Washington House Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Lenhardt Garden: 0.2 mi
- Mrs. Whaley's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Alicia's Garden: 0.5 mi
- The Marion And Wayland H. Cato Jr. Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sunrise Park Beach: 1.8 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.7 mi
- Grice Beach: 2.8 mi
- Cummings Point: 4.3 mi
- Capers Island Boneyard: 14.7 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 19.3 mi
- Raven Hill: 19.4 mi
- Rosom Hill: 24.1 mi
- Dills Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Church Flats Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Caw Caw Interpretive Center: 14.4 mi
- Avian Conservation Center: 16.1 mi
- Dorchester: 18.3 mi
- Strawberry Chapel and Childsbury Town Site: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Old Slave Mart. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persimmon Hill | NNW 334° | 18 m | 19.3 mi |
| Rosom Hill | WNW 299° | 15 m | 24.1 mi |
| Raven Hill | WNW 290° | 5 m | 19.4 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 way/496231706
Day trips start here
- Charleston · 0 mi
- Sullivan's Island · 5 mi
- Greater Charleston · 6 mi
- Mount Pleasant · 6 mi
- Folly Beach · 8 mi
- Isle of Palms · 8 mi
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