Castle Pinckney

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coastal fortification historic site masonry fort

Castle Pinckney is a small historic masonry fortification located on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, that served coastal defense roles from the early 19th century through the Civil War.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Castle Pinckney canonical	2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal fortification ⓘ historic site ⓘ masonry fort ⓘ
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1970 ⓘ
architecturalStyle	early 19th-century US military engineering ⓘ
associatedWith	Fort Johnson ⓘ surface form: Charleston Harbor defenses United States coastal defense system ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ Forts in South Carolina ⓘ Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina ⓘ
controlledBy	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distanceFrom	French Quarter (Charleston) ⓘ surface form: Charleston waterfront
event	seized by South Carolina forces in December 1860 ⓘ
function	protect Charleston Harbor ⓘ
garrisonedBy	Confederate States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Confederate forces United States Army ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	historic preservation interest ⓘ
hasFeature	casemates for artillery ⓘ circular brick fort design ⓘ parapet walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
locatedIn	Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Charleston, South Carolina South Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInBodyOfWater	Atlantic coastal inlet ⓘ
locatedOn	Folly Island ⓘ surface form: Shutes Folly Island
location	Charleston Harbor ⓘ
material	brick masonry ⓘ
namedAfter	Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ⓘ
nearby	Fort Moultrie ⓘ Fort Sumter ⓘ
openToPublic	no regular public access ⓘ
ownedBy	Sons of Confederate Veterans ⓘ South Carolina Ports Authority ⓘ surface form: South Carolina State Ports Authority South Carolina ⓘ surface form: State of South Carolina
partOf	Third System of US seacoast defense ⓘ surface form: Third System of US coastal defenses
significance	early 19th-century American coastal fortification ⓘ
status	ruin ⓘ
usedAs	prison for Union soldiers ⓘ
usedDuring	American Civil War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ
usedFor	coastal defense ⓘ harbor defense ⓘ military prison ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charleston Harbor → hasIsland → Castle Pinckney ⓘ

Charleston Harbor → hasFortification → Castle Pinckney ⓘ