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Site Name Battery White
Street Address Belle Isle Yacht Club, 1142 Belle Isle Road
City / State / Zip Georgetown SC, 29440
Phone number 843-546-1423
Web Page
 
Admission Fee Free.
Hours Mon.-Fri. 9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M.
Visitor services None.
Regular Events None.
   
Directions From I-95 take Route 521, at Alcolu and go east for 50 miles to Highway 17 south and cross the Sampit River. Follow signs to Belle Isle Garden.
 
 
 
Site Description
Battery White, a Confederate earthwork constructed in 1862 under the direction of Gen. John C. Pemberton, commander of the Departments of South Carolina and Georgia, was built on Mayrant's Bluff to defend the entrance to Winyah Bay and the Sampit River.

 

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