Thursday, March 3, 2022

March Events in American Revolution: Charleston, South Carolina

From the American Battlefield Trust March 2022  calendar.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

88 acres saved

Picture of Marion Square.

Home to a weekly farmers market and impromptu picnics, Charleston's Marion Square is also the setting for a Liberty Trail-sponsored archaeological study to document the footprint of the Horn Work.

This structure once stood tall as the defensive centerpiece for Continental commanders during the American Revolution.  It was where American generals Lincoln and Moultrie surrendered to the British after a six-week siege that began on March 29, 1780.

The trust and its partners, including the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, have saved 88 Revolutionary acres around Charleston.

--Cooter


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