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Castle Pinckney

Charleston, US

Castle Pinckney

Castle Pinckney is a small masonry fortification constructed by the United States government, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1810. It was used very briefly as a prisoner-of-war camp (six weeks) and artillery position during the American Civil War. It was named to the National Regist

er of Historic Places in 1970.

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