Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Battery No. 1 is a historic artillery battery located at James Island, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1863, as part of the James Island Siege Line.”
Wikipedia article Battery No. 1, 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 44 fires within 5 miles of Battery No. 1 between 1992 and 2019, burning about 288 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 9 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 23 July 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 July 2015 | Natural | 75 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2015 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Battery No. 1: 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Charleston Smelter | Chromium | Plant | ||
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Unknown | Sedimentary | |
| Brinson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Edmondson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Producer | ||
| Cross Creek Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Edmondson Hauling Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Edmondson Hauling Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004787 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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