![]() ![]() He studied “tiered” or casemented castles in France and believed such would best serve the fledgling country’s coastal defenses.Īfter Fort Sumter Camp 1269 returned the Castle to the Ports Authority it was then deed back the Camp in 2013 for $10 in genuine Confederate currency. He served as an aid to his grand uncle, Ben Franklin, in France seeking French aid for the revolution. The Castle or casement structure of 1810 was the brainstorm of Johnathan Benjamin Williams, first superintendent of West Point. The original “fort” of 1797 was a log and sand redoubt and was named Fort Pinckney. provides additional details about Castle Pinckney: Pinckney descendant Thomas Pinckney Lowndes, Jr. Castle Pinckney was the first ground seized by the Confederate military, accomplished on December 17, 1860, an act some historians claim as the first overt act of war. The island’s name reflects a later owner, Joseph Shute, and preserves the Colonial custom of describing a Carolina sea island as a “folly.” The fort was named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a Charlestonian and President Washington’s Ambassador to France, famous for his stand against the United States payment of any tribute. The crescent-shaped, castle-type bastion on Shute’s Folly, a mile offshore East Battery, Castle Pinckney was constructed 1808-1811 as an inner-harbor, secondary defense fortress. The fort is a Charleston Harbor landmark and is historically interesting because it existed for such a long period of time, reflecting a number of colorful and significant events from the Colonial through the Confederate periods. Typical of the castle-type fortresses which guarded important early settlements, but which lost their effectiveness with the improvement of explosive shells and the development of rifle pieces, Castle Pinckney is believed to be possibly the only horseshoe fort left in America which can be restored. ![]() Matt Richardson of Bluffton, 2016 © Do Not Use Without Written ConsentĬastle Pinckney is listed in the National Register:
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