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Website: charlestonparksconservancy.org
Phone: (843) 724-7324
Cross Streets: Near the intersection of Murray Blvd and King St
Open now
- Sun 9:00 AM - 9:30 PM
2 Murray Blvd. Charleston, SC 29401 ·362.99 mi
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Amenities
- Family friendly
- Accessible
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tripadvisorDefinitely take a relaxing stroll along the water & check out the beautiful historical houses along the way, very nice little walk.
MoreNice breeze. Mature live oaks and historical statues. Benches along the walkway and within the shady areas of the park. We had lunch while taking in the views of the water. Street parking with a 2 hour limit.
MoreUnfortunately we went during a period with a ton of construction that obstructed much of the views and statues but we did like what we could see. Nice area and once it is all back to normal I'm sure it would be really cool.
MoreWell it’s a stretch to say these are gardens.But as far as interesting and packed with history it’s spot on Many revolutionary and civil war monuments to see Very nice walkable park
MoreThe Battery and White Point Gardens are one in the same. Located on the southernmost tip of Charleston Peninsula, where the Cooper and Ashley Rivers converge, White Point Gardens is the centerpiece of the Battery, a 5.7-acre public park with oyster shell walking paths that provides beautiful views of historic Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, Castle Pinckney, the lighthouse on Sullivan's Island, even the USS Yorktown, the World War 11 aircraft carrier moored at Patriot Point, across the Cooper River. Open daily from 9 to sunset, it intersects with several of the city's main streets, including Meeting, King, South Battery and North Battery Streets, and features a lot of grass space, old oak trees and palmettos, a gazebo-style bandstand in the center that is a throwback to 1907, an impressive display of Civil War cannons, monuments and statues. A monument in the park remembers the storied pirate, Stede Bonnet, who was hung in this very spot in 1718 and buried in a nearby marsh. Another relic along East Battery Street is an 11-inch cannon that fired on Fort Sumter in 1863. Also see the towering Fort Moultrie monument, which essentially is a tall likeness of Sgt. William Jasper, a Charleston hero of the American Revolutionary War who led colonists to victory in a battle fought on nearby Sullivan's Island on June 28, 1776. The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade that stretches from Cheney Park next to the Coast Guard station on the corner of Tradd Street and Murray Boulevard to the end of the Battery, a distance of 1.2 miles. Today, the Battery is known for its stately antebellum homes, tree-lined streets and White Point Gardens. It features a 1918 World War 1 howitzer, a French cannon from the American Revolutionary War and rapid fire guns from a Spanish ship captured during the Spanish-American War. From the Battery, observers witnessed the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in 1861, which triggered the start of the Civil War.
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