24 Pound Naval Gun

Historical marker location:

Georgetown, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Front Street and King Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street.)

Marker installed: 1999

Circa 1800.

South Carolina was one of the original thirteen colonies that declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. However, it was also the first state to secede from the United States in 1860, which ultimately led to the Civil War.