Confederate Defenders of Charleston, Charleston

Name: Confederate Defenders of Charleston
Address: Charleston, United States

#9 among attractions in Charleston

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Confederate Defenders of Charleston is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The monument honors Confederate soldiers from Charleston, most notably those who served at Fort Sumter during the American Civil War. Built with funds provided by a local philanthropist, the monument was designed by Hermon Atkins MacNeil and was dedicated in White Point Garden in 1932. The monument, standing 17 feet tall, features two bronze statues of a sword and shield-bearing defender standing in front of a symbolic representation of the city of Charleston. In recent years, the monument has been the subject of vandalism and calls for removal as part of a larger series of removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in the United States. ()

Coordinates: 32°46'10"N, 79°55'45"W

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South of BroadCharleston United States

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Confederate Defenders of Charleston – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Statue of William Moultrie, White Point Garden, The Battery, TD Arena.

~90 ftNE
Monuments and statues
Statue of William Moultrie, Charleston
1 min walk • The William Moultrie statue is a monumental statue in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Located in White Point Garden, the statue was unveiled in 2007 and honors William Moultrie, a general in the American Revolutionary War.
~410 ftW
Park
White Point Garden, Charleston
2 min walk • White Point Garden is a 5.7 acre public park located in peninsular Charleston, South Carolina, at the tip of the peninsula. It is the southern terminus for the Battery, a defensive seawall and promenade.
~160 ftSE
Park, View point, Historical place
The Battery, Charleston
1 min walk • The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina. Named for a civil-war coastal defense artillery battery at the site, it stretches along the lower shores of the Charleston peninsula, bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, which meet here to form Charleston harbor.
1.2 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
TD Arena, Charleston
30 min walk • TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams.
~800 ftN
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Williams Mansion, Charleston
4 min walk • The Williams Mansion is a Victorian house at 16 Meeting St. Charleston, South Carolina. The mansion is open for public tours.
0.6 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows
Dock Street Theatre, Charleston
15 min walk • The Dock Street Theatre is a theater in the historic French Quarter neighborhood of downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
1.2 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Gaillard Center, Charleston
31 min walk • The Gaillard Center is a concert hall and performance venue in Charleston, South Carolina. It opened in 2015 and replaced the Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. Both buildings were named after John Palmer Gaillard Jr. mayor of Charleston from 1959 to 1975.
~130 ftNW
Monuments and statues
The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, Charleston
1 min walk • The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, also commonly known as the Jasper Monument, is a monument in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
~1600 ftN
Church, Building
First Baptist Church, Charleston
8 min walk • First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church in Charleston, South Carolina. The congregation was founded in 1682 under the leadership of William Screven. It is one of the oldest Baptist congregations in the American South.
0.5 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Historical place
Pink House, Charleston
14 min walk • Pink House is a historic house and art gallery at 17 Chalmers Street in Charleston, South Carolina that is one of the oldest buildings in South Carolina and is the second oldest residence in Charleston after the Colonel William Rhett House.
1 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Concert hall
Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston
25 min walk • Grace Church Cathedral, located in Charleston, South Carolina, is the diocesan cathedral of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina. It is also a contributing property in the Charleston Historic District. The parish was founded as the city's fifth Episcopal Church congregation in 1846. The Gothic Revival church was designed by E.B.

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Nearby attractions include Statue of William Moultrie, Charleston (1 min walk), The Defenders of Fort Moultrie, Charleston (1 min walk), The Battery, Charleston (1 min walk), White Point Garden, Charleston (2 min walk).