Bennis Reach
Bennis Reach is a channel in Charleston County, South Carolina. Bennis Reach is situated nearby to the hamlet Bayview Acres, as well as near French Quarter.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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″ northLongitude
-79.90203° or 79° 54′ 7″ westOpen location code
8742Q3HX+C5GeoNames ID
4578813
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Localities in the Area
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