Cooper River

The Cooper River is a mainly tidal river in the U.S. state of . The cities of Mt. Pleasant, , , , , and are located along the river.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: tidal river of South Carolina
  • Also known as: “Coopers River”, “Etiwan River”, “Ettewan River”, “Ettiwan River”, “Ittewan River”, “Ittywan River”, “Itwan River”, “Ityone River”, “Wando River”, “Wandoe River”, and “Wandow River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Yorktown and Castle Pinckney.

Museum
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is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown-class aircraft carrier , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.

Fort
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is a small masonry fortification constructed by the United States government, in the , in 1810. It was used very briefly as a prisoner-of-war camp and artillery position during the American Civil War.

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is an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer constructed during World War II, laid down and launched in 1943, and commissioned in February 1944. She was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Seaman Bartlett Laffey, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his stand against Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.

Quarter
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The is a historic district and a section of downtown , , United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in . In 1726, Captain George Anson acquired a 64-acre tract from Thomas Gadsden. Anson's lands were divided into smaller parcels for development, and several streets were named either for his ships or for himself: George and Anson, Scarborough and Squirrel, and Centurion. is situated 1½ miles west of Cooper River.

Quarter
is a neighborhood in downtown , named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade. is situated 2 miles northwest of Cooper River.

Cooper River

Latitude
32.77851° or 32° 46′ 43″ north
Longitude
-79.90398° or 79° 54′ 14″ west
Open location code
8742Q3HW+CC
Geo­Names ID
4575558
Wiki­data ID
Q5167806
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Cooper River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نهر كوبر”
  • Catalan: “Cooper”
  • Cebuano: “Cooper River”
  • Chinese: “库珀河”
  • Chinese: “庫珀河”
  • Estonian: “Cooperi jõgi (Lõuna-Carolina)”
  • Estonian: “Cooperi jõgi”
  • French: “Cooper River”
  • German: “Cooper River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn Cooper”
  • Japanese: “クーパー川”
  • Persian: “رود کوپر”
  • Venetian: “Cooper”
  • Welsh: “Afon Cooper”

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Localities in the Area

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