The Powder Magazine is a gunpowder magazine in Charleston, South Carolina, USA and the oldest surviving public building in the Carolinas. It was erected in 1713 by colonial settlers as a place to safely store and centralize their gunpowder supplies. It was also involved in the 1780 siege of Charleston. The Powder Magazine was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. It has operated as a museum since the early 1900s, although extensive renovations have since been conducted.

References

• Powder Magazine, Charleston County (79 Cumberland St., Charleston). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-16..

External links

• Powder Magazine, Charleston County (79 Cumberland St., Charleston), at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
• Historic Charleston's Religious and Community Buildings, a National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary