Folly Island Channel
Folly Island Channel is a channel in Charleston County, South Carolina. Folly Island Channel is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bayview Acres, as well as near French Quarter.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Sumter and USS Yorktown.
Fort Sumter
Park
Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Sumter is an incomplete sea fort at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the battle that sparked the American Civil War took place. Fort Sumter is situated 2 miles southeast of Folly Island Channel.
USS Yorktown
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. USS Yorktown is situated 1½ miles northwest of Folly Island Channel.
Castle Pinckney
Fort
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Quarter and Ansonborough.
French Quarter
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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. French Quarter is situated 2 miles west of Folly Island Channel.
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 2 miles northwest of Folly Island Channel.
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 2½ miles northwest of Folly Island Channel.
Folly Island Channel
- Type: Channel
- Also known as: “Folly Channel”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.76962° or 32° 46′ 11″ northLongitude
-79.89814° or 79° 53′ 53″ westOpen location code
8742Q492+RPGeoNames ID
4578811
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