Bennis Reach

Bennis Reach is a channel in Charleston County, South Carolina. Bennis Reach is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bayview Acres, as well as near French Quarter.

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

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.

USS Laffey

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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

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 1½ miles west of Bennis Reach.

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 Bennis Reach.

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 Bennis Reach.

Bennis Reach

Type: Channel
Also known as: “Folly Reach-in part”, “Shutes and Folly Reach”, “Shutes Reach-in part”, and “Shutes-Folly Reach”
Category: body of water
Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.77851° or 32° 46′ 43″ north

Longitude

-79.90203° or 79° 54′ 7″ west

Open location code

8742Q3HX+C5

GeoNames ID

4578813

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