5053 Bryan Hollywood, SC 29449

Listing details for 5053 Bryan, Hollywood, SC 29449 : Here is your chance to own a piece of history, this lot is over an acre with great oak trees, and situated right on the Stono River. Construct your private dock and have access to the stono river which is part of the intracoastal waterway. The property at 5053 Bryan Road contains the Church Flats Battery. The battery was constructed in 1863 and was strategically placed to protect the water approaches from Wadmalaw Sound into the southeast end of the Stono River. In addition to the parapet, the battery also contains a powder magazine. One Confederate report dated January 19, 1865, notes that the Church Flats Battery was armed with two 12-pound smoothbore cannon and one 8-inch siege howitzer. a Confederate soldier, Conrad Wise Chapman, painted Church Flats Battery in 1863. The original painting is in the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Virginia, a picture of the painting is included in the media on this listing. Per South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, the owners of this property can clear all the growth off the battery (Except healthy Hardwoods) which will improve the vista of the river, and they will assist at no charge with how to care and preserve this site. Owner of property is a licensed Real estate agent , not the listing agent though.