Historical Marker
Edwards Building
Historical marker location:
407 Calhoun Street, Johnston, South Carolina
( Marker is on Calhoun Street.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.