The John Blake House

Historical marker location:

58 South Battery Street, Charleston, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Battery Street and Legare Street, on the right when traveling west on South Battery Street.)

Marker installed: 1995

58 South Battery. circa 1800.

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South Carolina was the site of the first battle of the Civil War. In April 1861, Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, a federal fort located in Charleston Harbor. The bombardment lasted for 34 hours and resulted in the surrender of the fort to the Confederates.