Built 1862 (1862) Opened 1862 Added to NRHP 21 October 1982 | NRHP Reference # 82001516 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location St. Andrew's Parish, West Ashley, South Carolina MPS Civil War Defenses of Charleston TR | ||
Battery Wilkes is a historic artillery battery located at West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1862, as a part of the western exterior defense line. It is a small earthen redoubt has a 10 foot high parapet wall and a 15 feet high powder magazine.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
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