The Henry Timrod Memorial, designed by sculptor Edward Virginius Valentine and architect H.J. Hardenburg, was dedicated in in Washington Square Park on May 1, 1901. Charleston native Henry Timrod (1828 – 1867) was often called the poet laureate of the Confederacy. In 1911 the state's General Assembly passed a resolution instituting the verses of his poem "Carolina" as the lyrics of the official state anthem.
Washington Square Park, located behind City Hall at the corner of of Meeting Street and Broad Street, was first opened as City Hall Park in 1818. It was renamed in honor of George Washington in 1881.
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The Washington Light Infantry Monument, located in the center of Washington Square Park, was erected in 1891. The thirty-two foot tall obelisk, a miniature version of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is made of Carolina gray granite and mounted on three granite bases of decreasing size atop an octagonal knoll. The four sides of the three bases are inscribed with the names of 12 of the 43 battles in which members of the Washington Light Infantry fought during the War Between the States.
Washington Square Park, located behind City Hall at the corner of of Meeting Street and Broad Street, was first opened as City Hall Park in 1818. It was renamed in honor of George Washington in 1881.
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The Fort Sumter Centennial Time Capsule was buried in Washington Square Park on April 12, 1961. The suitcase-sized time capsule, to be opened on April 12, 2061, contains 35 Confederate-related items.
Washington Square Park, located behind City Hall at the corner of of Meeting Street and Broad Street, was first opened as City Hall Park in 1818. It was renamed in honor of George Washington in 1881.
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The General P.G.T. Beauregard Monument was erected along the east wall of Washington Square Park in 1904.
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard (May 28, 1818 – February 20, 1893), was a Louisiana-born general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Known as the "Napoleon in Gray," he was also an author, civil servant, politician, and inventor. Beauregard was the first prominent Confederate general. He commanded the defenses of Charleston, South Carolina, for the Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861, and three months later was the victor at the First Battle of Bull Run near Manassas, Virginia. He also commanded armies in the Western Theater, including the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee, and the Siege of Corinth in northern Mississippi. His arguably greatest achievement was saving the city of Petersburg, Virginia, and thus also the Confederate capital of Richmond from assaults by overwhelmingly superior Union Army forces in June 1864. However, his influence over Confederate strategy was marred by his poor professional relationships with President Jefferson Davis and other senior generals and officials. Today he is commonly referred to as P.G.T. Beauregard, but during the war he rarely used his first name and signed correspondence as G.T. Beauregard.
Washington Square Park, located behind City Hall at the corner of of Meeting Street and Broad Street, was first opened as City Hall Park in 1818. It was renamed in honor of George Washington in 1881.
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This marker was erected in Washington Square Park by the Rebecca Motte Chapter D.A.R. in memory of Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson, mother of President Andrew Jackson, who gave gave her life in the cause of Independence while nursing Revolutionary soldiers in Charles Town and is buried in Charleston.
Washington Square Park, located behind City Hall at the corner of of Meeting Street and Broad Street, was first opened as City Hall Park in 1818. It was renamed in honor of George Washington in 1881.
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