Historic public park featuring landscaped walkways, monuments, and open green space that serves as a gathering place for visitors and community events.
General Information
May close temporarily during severe weather
How to Get There
From Charleston, SC: Travel toward the historic peninsula and follow Broad Street west until reaching the landscaped square located between Church Street and Meeting Street.
Overview
Washington Square is a park in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. It is located behind City Hall at the corner of Meeting Street and Broad Street in the Charleston Historic District. The planting beds and red brick walks were installed in April 1881. It was known as City Hall Park until October 19, 1881 (the centennial of the Yorktown surrender), when it was renamed in honor of George Washington. The new name was painted over the gates in December 1881.
The location of Washington Square once was the site of Corbett's Thatched Tavern. The city square was opened in 1818.
In the center of the park is a memorial to the Washington Light Infantry. The memorial is made of Carolina gray granite and is a miniature version of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. The memorial is about forty-two feet high and is inscribed with the names of important military battles. It was unveiled on February 23, 1891.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Washington Square (Charleston)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
