Gadsden’s Wharf British Evacuation Site
SC - Charleston, South Carolina, USA
International African American Museum / Gadsden’s Wharf property, 14 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
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The Sites Master contains Fort Gadsden in Florida; that different location must not be connected to this Charleston evacuation. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: International African American Museum building at 14 Wharfside Street, on property archaeologically confirmed as part of Gadsden’s Wharf. This is a documented wharf-property visitor point, not the exact 1782 evacuation berth. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: Timed museum admission is required; confirm hours for the visit date because operator pages show differing Sunday opening times. Nearby paid parking is available at the City of Charleston garage, 24 Calhoun Street. The memorial garden is free to visit. No café or surviving eighteenth-century wharf structure is asserted. Amenities investigated October 3, 2026: Nearby public restrooms are at the Aquarium Garage, 24 Calhoun Street, separate from the museum and memorial garden. Check restroom access on arrival. Timed museum admission and current museum opening rules still apply.
Nearby International African American Museum: Tuesday–Saturday 10 am–5 pm; the dated July 2026 schedule lists Sunday noon–5 pm, although the page header differs, so confirm Sunday hours. Last admission 4 pm. Non-SC adults $22.50; seniors/military $14.50; ages 6–16 $10.50; under six free. SC residents with ID receive reduced rates. Timed tickets recommended. Memorial Garden access is separate from museum admission.
Charleston spring/autumn touring and advertised museum programmes may add demand. Wharf/memorial-garden-specific monthly peak unconfirmed.
March-April or October-November for museum interpretation and memorial-garden walks beyond summer heat. Check the museum ticket/day separately from garden access.
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About Gadsden’s Wharf British Evacuation Site
Gadsden’s Wharf was the embarkation point for the British rearguard leaving Charleston on December 14, 1782. The departure ended more than two years of British occupation. The property now associated with the International African American Museum connects this military transition with the waterfront’s wider and deeply consequential history.
Archaeological work identifies the museum property as part of Gadsden’s Wharf.
History happened here at Gadsden’s Wharf British Evacuation Site
On December 14, 1782, the British rearguard marched to Gadsden’s Wharf on the Cooper River and boarded ships. American troops advanced into Charleston as the British withdrew, maintaining an orderly transfer of military control. The departure brought the city’s long occupation to an end during the war’s closing phase.
The evacuation had sharply different meanings for those who left. Loyalists sought new homes within the British Empire. Many people of African descent departed in continued enslavement, while others who had escaped Patriot owners secured freedom through British assistance. The waterfront’s story therefore includes both the military transition and contrasting experiences of liberty.
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Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs 4b8b0ce8-3974-43fb-98c7-9158de3af6e3; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 180.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/british-evacuation-of-charleston.htm
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. International African American Museum building at 14 Wharfside Street, on property archaeologically confirmed as part of Gadsden’s Wharf. This is a documented wharf-property visitor point, not the exact 1782 evacuation berth. Map geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1004154772
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Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf, 14 Wharfside Street.
https://iaamuseum.org/plan-your-visit/
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Prose batch 3 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Full NPS evacuation account refreshed. Archaeologically confirmed wharf property is not a confirmed evacuation berth; proof the exact property-to-embarkation relationship.
Visitor admission and access fields reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: International African American Museum at Gadsden’s Wharf, 14 Wharfside Street. The museum visitor page contains conflicting Sunday hours; the explicitly dated July 2026 Sunday schedule is used with a confirmation note. Parking fees and museum admission are separate from the memorial grounds.
Amenities investigated October 3, 2026. The City of Charleston explicitly lists public restrooms at Aquarium Garage, 24 Calhoun Street, already used as the nearby parking reference for IAAM. Nearby public restrooms are at the Aquarium Garage, 24 Calhoun Street, separate from the museum and memorial garden. Check restroom access on arrival. Timed museum admission and current museum opening rules still apply.