Charleston, White Point Gardens
N 32° 46.178 W 079° 55.902
17S E 600057 N 3626253
Commemorative obelisk and vertical sundial at White Point Gardens, on The Battery near the corner of King St. and Murray Blvd.
Waymark Code: WM9J1
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 03/27/2006
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#361 in the
North American Sundial Society Register
The NASS entry states that this sundial and 20' obelisk commemorate "the 176 sailors who died in the collision at sea of the USS Wasp and the USS Hobson on April 6 [sic], 1952. The platform in the base includes stones from the thirty-eight home states of those lost. Embedded in the in the platform is a bronze arrow, pointing to the unmarked grave in the Atlantic." The correct date is April 26, 1952. The Wikipedia notes that the accident location was 700 miles west of the Azores.
NASS register photos.
Listed coordinates are exact to a point facing the sundial itself, although it may be off 20-30 feet as the waypoint was taken quickly and was not averaged.
Public access 24/7 and free parking likely available nearby along Murray Blvd depending on time of day and density of tourist visitors.