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Charles Towne Landing

Site of Old Charles Towne
Cabin at Charles Towne Landing, August 2016
Charles Towne Landing is located in South Carolina
Charles Towne Landing
Location in South Carolina
Charles Towne Landing is located in the United States
Charles Towne Landing
Location in United States
Location1500 Old Towne Road
Nearest cityCharleston, South Carolina
Coordinates32°48′27″N 79°59′13″W / 32.80750°N 79.98694°W / 32.80750; -79.98694
Area184 acres (74 ha)
Built1670
NRHP reference No.69000162[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1969

Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site in the West Ashley area of Charleston, South Carolina preserves the original site of the first permanent English settlement in Carolina.[2][3] Originally opened in 1970 to commemorate South Carolina's tricentennial, this 664-acre (269 ha) site is home to an exhibit hall, rental facility, a natural habitat zoo, ongoing archeological excavations, miles of trails, dozens of picnic tables, a replica tall ship, six fireable replica cannon, and much more.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Lister, Mrs. Toney J. (June 16, 1969). "Site of Old Charles Towne" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Site of Old Charles Towne, Charleston County (Albemarle Point, Charleston vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 23 June 2012.