SIR NATHANIEL JOHNSON - Charleston, SC - South Carolina Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

A granite marker memorializing Sir Nathaniel Johnson. Located at the southeast corner of Waterfront Park.
Marker text follows:
SIR NATHANIEL JOHNSON
GOVERNOR OF SOUTH CAROLINA
1703 – 1709
UNDER HIS DIRECTION, CHARLESTON
WAS FORTIFIED, THEREBY MAKING IT
ONE OF THREE WALLED CITIES IN
NORTH AMERICA, AFTER QUEBEC,
CANADA AND ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA.
AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED
FORCES, HE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDED
CHARLESTON AGAINST A COMBINED
FRENCH AND SPANISH FLEET. “THUS
ENDED THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO TAKE
THE CITY OF CHARLESTON BY A NAVAL
FORCE, WHICH FAILED, NOT THROUGH
THE STRENGTH OF ITS FORTIFICATIONS
NOR THE MULTITUDE OF ITS DEFENDERS,
BUT THROUGH THE COURAGE AND
ACTIVITY OF ITS CITIZENS.”
HE SECURED PASSAGE OF THE CHURCH
ACT OF 1706 ENDING THE SECTARIAN
STRIFE WHICH HAD BEEN SAPPING THE
STRENGTH OF THE COLONY BY MAKING
THE ANGLICAN FAITH THE STATE RELIGION.
HE FIRST PROMOTED THE CULTURE OF
SILK WHICH BECAME ONE OF THE LEADING
EXPORTS OF COLONIAL SOUTH CAROLINA.
HE DIED IN 1713 AT THE AGE OF 68.

ERECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF FIRST
FAMILIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA 1670 – 1700

1984

Marker Name: SIR NATHANIEL JOHNSON Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Person County: Charleston Marker number: Not listed

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