Edgar Allan Poe Library, Sullivans Island, South Carolina
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N 32° 45.584 W 079° 50.459
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The library is named for author Edgar Allan Poe, who was stationed on Sullivan's Island as a private in the United States Army in 1827 and 1828, and who used the island setting as the background for his famous story, "The Gold Bug."
Waymark Code: WMFMR0
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2012
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Since March, 1977, the Sullivan's Island / Edgar Allan Poe Library has been uniquely housed in renovated Battery Gadsden, a former Spanish-American War four-gun battery. Previously, the library had been located in the Sullivan's Island Elementary School building and then in the Township Building. At the opening ceremonies on March 11, 1977, in the newly renovated quarters, County Council Chairman Lonnie Hamilton, III noted the unusual use of a former military facility by quoting from Isaiah 2:4, "They shall beat their swords into ploughshares."
Battery Gadsden was named for Brigadier General Christopher Gadsden, Colonel, 1st South Carolina Regiment, and Brigadier General Continental Army, who died on August 28, 1805. The Battery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in July, 1974.
Battery Gadsden was designed to mount four six-inch guns on pedestal mounts with fixed cartridges. Battery Gadsden was officially transferred to the Artillery on September 10, 1906. The four guns were removed for service in France in 1917, and the carriages were scrapped in 1920. The walls of the battery are two feet thick, a solid protection for the 15,000 books in the 2,000 sq. ft. library. The library circulated more than 47,000 items at the branch in FY2010.
This library does not have the holdings of Edgar Allan Poe. It was named Edgar Allan Poe as a memorial.
Classification of Library: Public Library (Open to all)
Internet access available: Yes - Library Terminal: Register with Library Clerk to use
Hours of Operation:
Monday and Friday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tuesday and Saturday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Thursday: 2 p.m.-8 p.m.
Approximate date of opening.: 03/01/1977
Library Website: [Web Link]
Additional Internet Connection Options: Not listed
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