Historical Marker
Walterboro
Historical marker location:
Walterboro, South Carolina
( Marker is at the intersection of North Jefferies Boulevard and East Wasghington Street on North Jefferies Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 1950
The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that was the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in combat, was built in South Carolina. The Hunley sank the Union ship USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor in 1864, but the submarine itself was lost at sea shortly after the attack.