Charleston Port Terminal

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Description:

Sepia toned photograph of three men beside a crane at the Charleston Port Terminal with various pieces of heavy machinery in the background.

In 1918 the United States Government requisitioned 2000 acres located between North Charleston and the mouth of Goose Creek (approximately 15 miles north of the Charleston Harbor) for the Charleston Army Depot. The quartermaster facility along with the Ordnance Depot and the Animal Embarkation Depot formed what would officially be titled the Charleston Port Terminal but called the "Army Base Terminal" by locals.