The Sights Of Charleston
Powder Magazine Palmetto Carriage Works
![Powder-Magazine-Charleston-Tour-Destination-Palmetto-Carriage-Works Interior of the Powder Magazine, the oldest public building in the southeast as seen on the Palmetto Carriage Works tour of Charleston South Carolina.](https://palmettocarriage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Powder-Magazine-Charleston-Tour-Destination-Palmetto-Carriage-Works.jpg)
The Powder Magazine was built around 1713 just inside the original city walls. The modest structure housed a supply of gunpowder safely away from the civilian population. It is the oldest public building in the southeast.