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Jim Capers, an American Hero
Jim Capers was born into slavery on September 23, 1742, on William Capers' Bull Bay plantation in Christ Church Parish, South Carolina. On June 15, 1775, William Capers allowed Jim to enlist as a drum major in the 4th Regiment of the South…
Jennie Moore School
In the 1950s, to avoid integration in South Carolina, a “Separate but Equal” plan was implemented. White and Black schools were improved thanks to the enactment of the state’s first sales tax. The East Cooper area, known as Christ Church, and…
Miriam Shivery Moore Brown
Miriam Shivery Moore, the 14th child of Henry and Josephine Moore, was born at home, 588 Rutledge Avenue, Charleston, SC, on October 12, 1901. Henry was a pilot on the ferry, The Sappo, the only form of transportation connecting Charleston with the…
The Forever Chimney
The Forever Chimney
This steam boiler chimney is a reminder of the brickmaking industry of the 1800s. Purchased by the Horlbeck family, this land was originally part of Boone Hall Plantation located two miles south of this site. The land mass…
History of Brickmaking and Butterfly Lake
History of Brickmaking
Brickmaking dates back to 7,000 BC. In the Americas, bricks were used as early as 1611 in Virginia. In 1817, John and Henry Horlbeck purchased this land known as Wampancheone, now Brickyard and Boone Hall. As building…
Prince's Ferry/ One Hand Sanders
PRINCE’S FERRY In August of 1765, the state legislature granted Captain Clement Lempriere a petition to re-activate the old ferry, known as the Hobcaw Ferry, formerly occupied by William Watson. Captain Lempriere sporadically operated the ferry…
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The Christ Church Lines
General Robert E. Lee was sent to Charleston in early November 1861 to oversee the design and construction of defenses for the South Carolina coast and the cities of Charleston and Savannah. Lee and his engineers analyzed the multiple possible…
Moultrie Schools & General William Moultrie
General William Moultrie High School, originally on Pitt Street, relocated here in 1944. In 1973, students moved into the new Wando High School on Whipple Road. The old high school became Moultrie Middle School. This facility was demolished in 2007…
54th Massachusetts Regiment
The Whilden House served as Union headquarters after the fall of Mount Pleasant in February 1865. Among the occupying troops was the first black volunteer 54th Mass. regiment. Under the command of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, this unit was made famous…
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A project by Town of Mount Pleasant Historical CommissionThis site is brought to you by the Town of Mount Pleasant’s Historical Commission. Mount Pleasant Historical is a free website and app that puts the Town’s history at your fingertips. Explore unique historic places and take self-guided walking tours. Find interesting people, places and events in Mount Pleasant’s history. With a growing list of interpretive stories, each point on the map includes historical information about the location, along with historic images from the archives.
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