Battery LeRoy
Battery LeRoy is a historic artillery battery located at James Island, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1863, and designed to protect lower James Island. At the end of the war this battery mounted four guns. The earthen redoubt measures approximately 340 feet on its right face, 140 feet on the center face and 160 feet on the left face. It has a 15-foot-high parapet wall and a slightly higher powder magazine.[2][3]
Battery LeRoy | |
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| Location | Riverland Dr., James Island, Charleston, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°42′50″N 79°58′52″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1863 |
| MPS | Civil War Defenses of Charleston TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004786[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 1982 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- unknown (n.d.). "Battery LeRoy" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Battery LeRoy, Charleston County (Riverland Dr., James Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
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