Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Battery Wilkes is a historic artillery battery located at West Ashley, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1862, as a part of the western exterior defense line.”
Wikipedia article Battery Wilkes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 227 National Register listings published here for Charleston County · listed in 1982 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Battery Wilkes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 521 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 19 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 46 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Battery Wilkes: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay, Phosphorus-Phosphates. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Charleston Region Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1867 | |
| 17 South Pit(Jacksonboro Rd Mine) | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Brownswood Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplan Landing Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Chaplin Landing Fill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Cross Country Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cross Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Murraywood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Battery | 0.9 miles | 1982 | |
 | St. Andrews Episcopal Church | 3.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Fenwick Hall | 3.4 miles | 1972 |
| Wehaken | 4.3 miles | 2026 | |
| Farmfield Plantation House | 4.4 miles | 1982 | |
 | Site of Old Charles Towne | 4.7 miles | 1969 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001516 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Charleston County | All 227 listed properties in this county. |
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