Powder Magazine, Charleston
- Powder Magazine, Charleston
Infobox_nrhp | name =Powder Magazine
nrhp_type = nhl
caption =
location= 79 Cumberland St., Charleston, South Carolina
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 46
lat_seconds = 45
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 79
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 50.6
long_direction = W
locmapin = South Carolina
area =
built =1713
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= September 27, 1989[cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1271&ResourceType=Structure]
title=Powder Magazine |accessdate=2008-03-16|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = January 05, 1972[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = Private
refnum=72001200The Powder Magazine is a gunpowder magazine in Charleston, South Carolina, USA and the oldest surviving public building in the Carolinas. It was erected in 1713 by colonial settlers as a place to safely store and centralize their gunpowder supplies. It was also involved in the 1780 siege of Charleston. The Powder Magazine was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[ It has operated as a museum since the early 1900s, although extensive renovations have since been conducted.]
References
* cite web|url=http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710043/index.htm
title=Powder Magazine, Charleston County (79 Cumberland St., Charleston) |accessdate=2008-03-16|work=National Register Properties in South Carolina listing|publisher=South Carolina Department of Archives and History
External links
* [http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710043/index.htm Powder Magazine, Charleston County (79 Cumberland St., Charleston)] , at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/charleston/ Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings, a National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" Travel Itinerary]
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