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Episode 210: Charleston’s Half-Moon Battery, 1694–1768

Charleston Time Machine
Charleston Time Machine
Episode • Aug 13, 2021 • 30m
The Half-Moon Battery is a historic structure in urban Charleston that formed part of the town’s earliest fortifications. Construction of its curving brick wall commenced in the mid-1690s, and the structure was completed and armed in 1702.

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