Cooper River
The Cooper River is a mainly tidal river in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The cities of Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, North Charleston, Goose Creek, Moncks Corner, and Hanahan are located along the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
USS Yorktown
Museum
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USS Yorktown 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 USS Yorktown , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway.
Castle Pinckney
Fort
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Castle Pinckney is a small masonry fortification constructed by the United States government, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, in 1810. It was used very briefly as a prisoner-of-war camp and artillery position during the American Civil War.
USS Laffey
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USS Laffey 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.
French Quarter
Quarter
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The French Quarter is a historic district and a section of downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ansonborough
Quarter
Ansonborough is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina. 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. Ansonborough is situated 1½ miles west of Cooper River.
Wraggborough
Quarter
Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade. Wraggborough is situated 2 miles northwest of Cooper River.
Cooper River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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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
Explore places such as Bayview Acres and Anson Borough Homes.
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