Ronkin's Long Room / Ferry Service - Mount Pleasant, SC
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N 32° 47.038 W 079° 52.376
17S E 605544 N 3627900
This two sided marker os located on Pitt Street and Ferry St, Mount Pleasant, SC.
Waymark Code: WMB37F
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2011
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(Front):
Ronkin's Long Room
The crew of the Confederate submarine, H.L. Hunley, commanded by Lt. George Dixon, was temporarily quartered at Ronkin’s Long Room, 205 Ferry Street, in early 1864. The building, previously known as Shell Hall, summer home of Charles Pinckney, was used during the Civil War as an armory and barracks.
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Ferry Service
A ferry service connected Mount Pleasant to Charleston from the wharf at the end of Ferry Street (c. 1847) until the completion of the Cooper River Bridge. Passengers traveled by trolley from Ferry Street east on Pitt Street, across Cove Inlet to Sullivan’s Island and across Breach Inlet to the Isle of Palms resort.
Town of Mount Pleasant.
2003
Marker Name: Ronkin's Long Room / Ferry Service
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
County: Charlerston
Marker number: Not listed
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