See this link on the history of the historic Charleston Battery. It includes some big-picture aerial views of the waterfront structure that this post is about.
So we went downtown last Sunday on a beautiful spring day. The work involved raising the wall along the harbor to better deter flooding. And the sidewalk was redone too. It is wider and smoother.
The part finished so far begins near the old U.S. Coast Guard Station. It really looks great! I know the repairs and upgrades have been discussed for years. It is nice to see the finished product, at least partially.
This sign, built into the wall, cites the accomplishment of the “Low Battery Reconstruction Project 2020-2022.”
This section with several benches is a new addition. It looked like the sidewalk in front of the large Battery homes across the street was also redone.
Wider, smoother, safer- a win all around. Expensive, of course, but a worthy investment, I would say.
These Citadel cadets stand along an old section that will be redone in the years ahead in the project’s next phases.
Work is well underway on the next section of sea wall reconstruction.
I had never noticed this historic plaque in previous Battery visits. It pays tribute to the Union army’s 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which was made up of Black soldiers. The 54th saw bloody action at the Battle of Morris Island (or Battery Wagner) in July 1863 and was later part of U.S. occupation forces in Charleston at the end of the Civil War.
So we went downtown last Sunday on a beautiful spring day. The work involved raising the wall along the harbor to better deter flooding. And the sidewalk was redone too. It is wider and smoother.
The part finished so far begins near the old U.S. Coast Guard Station. It really looks great! I know the repairs and upgrades have been discussed for years. It is nice to see the finished product, at least partially.
This sign, built into the wall, cites the accomplishment of the “Low Battery Reconstruction Project 2020-2022.”
I read that this special weather-resistant signage is a test and if it passes, additional plates like this will be installed elsewhere as the work extends along The Battery.
This section with several benches is a new addition. It looked like the sidewalk in front of the large Battery homes across the street was also redone.
Wider, smoother, safer- a win all around. Expensive, of course, but a worthy investment, I would say.
These Citadel cadets stand along an old section that will be redone in the years ahead in the project’s next phases.
Work is well underway on the next section of sea wall reconstruction.
I imagine that this historic marker will be preserved, maybe with that material shown earlier in this post.
Kudos to Charleston for the fine work done so far to this important landscape along the beautiful and historic Battery.
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