The Four Corners of Law

The intersection of Broad and Meeting Streets is known as The Four Corners of Law – buildings on each corner symbolize religious, federal, state and local law. 

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church begun in 1752. St. Michael’s Episcopal Church was the  second episcopal church in Charleston. Designed after the 1720s St. Martin-In-The-Fields Church in London. It is considered a notable architectural achievement. Its Paladian Doric portico and steeple rise 186 feet above the street. The clock in the tower has marked the time since 1764, but the minute hand wasn’t added until 1849.

President George Washington attended the church on May 8, 1791, and General Robert E. Lee visited during the early 1860s.   

Sitting in the cedar pews.

The church has an interesting history: during the Revolutionary War, its steeple was used as a target for British ship gunners and the lead roof was melted to make bullets. 

Tombstones of John Rutledge and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, two signers of the Constitution.