Historical Marker

Walterboro Jail

Historical marker location:
239 North Jeffries Boulevard, Walterboro, South Carolina
( Marker is on North Jeffries Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 1985

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.