The Battery

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historic defensive seawall landmark promenade tourist attraction

The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
The Battery (Charleston) 0
Battery 1
Battery Ramsey 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic defensive seawall ⓘ
landmark ⓘ
promenade ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo White Point Garden ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Battery ⓘ
White Point Battery ⓘ
architecturalStylePresent Greek Revival ⓘ
Italianate ⓘ
Victorian ⓘ
city Charleston ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eraOfProminentDevelopment 19th century ⓘ
faces Charleston Harbor ⓘ
famedFor antebellum homes ⓘ
historic mansions ⓘ
views of Charleston Harbor ⓘ
views of Fort Sumter ⓘ
geographicFeatureType coastal waterfront ⓘ
hasNearbyHistoricSite Fort Sumter ⓘ
surface form: Fort Sumter National Monument
hasNearbyStreet White Point Battery ⓘ
surface form: East Battery

Murray Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ
White Point Battery ⓘ
surface form: South Battery
hasPart promenade ⓘ
seawall ⓘ
waterfront park area ⓘ
hasViewOf Charleston Harbor ⓘ
Fort Sumter ⓘ
heritageDesignationStatus within a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ
historicalUse artillery emplacement site ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf Ashley River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cooper River ⓘ
locatedIn Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ
Charleston ⓘ
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina

South Carolina ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater Charleston Harbor ⓘ
notableFor line of grand waterfront mansions ⓘ
role in Charleston’s coastal fortifications ⓘ
partOf Charleston Historic District ⓘ
popularActivity historic home viewing ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
walking ⓘ
region Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South
state South Carolina ⓘ
streetType waterfront promenade ⓘ
tourismImportance major Charleston tourist destination ⓘ
usedDuring American Civil War ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

The Battery → alsoKnownAs → The Battery ⓘ
subject surface form: The Battery (Charleston)
subject surface form: Battery Park
Charleston → hasLandmark → The Battery ⓘ
Fort Mills → hasPart → The Battery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battery Ramsey
Charleston Battery → nickname → The Battery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battery
Charleston Battery → shortName → The Battery ⓘ
this entity surface form: CHS Battery