Marion Square

Marion Square is a small public park in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The ten-acre square (4.0 ha) was established as a parade ground for the state arsenal under construction on the square's north side. It is best known as the former Citadel Green because The Citadel occupied the arsenal from 1843 until 1922 when the Citadel moved to the city's west side. Marion Square was named in honor of Francis Marion. The square is bounded by Calhoun (south), Meeting (east), Tobacco (a pedestrian-only right-of-way that lies between the square and properties to the north) and King (west) Streets. The land is what remains from a 10-acre (40, 000 m2) parcel conveyed to the colony of South Carolina in 1758. When Joseph Wragg died, his son, John Wragg, received 79 acres along King Street. In 1758, John Wragg sold 8.75 acres to the provincial government for 1,230 pounds to construct a defensive wall to keep the city safe from Indians and, later, the British. By 1783, there was no longer a need for the defence works, and the 8.75 acres were transferred to the newly created city government. In 1789, the state reacquired a portion of the land along the northern edge to build a tobacco inspection complex. When John Wragg's estate was being administered, an error was discovered; it seems that when the city acquired the 8.75 acres, an extra 1.40 acres was also taken over to compe

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