Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Battery No. 5 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. 5, 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 17 fires within 5 miles of Battery No. 5 between 1992 and 2015, burning about 110 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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 | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | 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 |
| 16 July 2015 | Natural | 75 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Battery No. 5: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Clay. 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 | ||
| Folly Beach | Iron, Zirconium, Thorium, Titanium | Unknown | Placer , Modern , Beach | |
| 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Secessionville Historic District | 0.8 miles | 1979 |
| W. Gresham Meggett High and Elementary School | 1.2 miles | 2018 | |
| Battery No. 1 | 1.4 miles | 1982 | |
| Unnamed Battery No. 1 | 1.4 miles | 1982 | |
| Battery LeRoy | 1.6 miles | 1982 | |
| Fort Pringle | 1.8 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004788 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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