Hog Island Reach
Hog Island Reach is a channel in Charleston County, South Carolina. Hog Island Reach is situated nearby to the locality Anson Borough Homes, as well as near the hamlet Scanlonville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge and USS Yorktown.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Bridge
Photo: bbatsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, US, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet, the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere.
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.
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 Hampstead Village and Wraggborough.
Hampstead Village
Quarter
Hampstead Village is a neighborhood in Charleston, South Carolina in the US, also known as the Eastside or the East Side. A prominent merchant, Henry Laurens, bought several tracts totaling 99 acres where Hampstead Village is today.
Wraggborough
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Wraggborough is a neighborhood in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, named after slave trader Joseph Wragg, and noted for its association with the slave trade.
Ansonborough
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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 southwest of Hog Island Reach.
Hog Island Reach
- Type: Channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.8024° or 32° 48′ 9″ northLongitude
-79.91564° or 79° 54′ 56″ westOpen location code
8742R32M+XPGeoNames ID
4581897
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Anson Borough Homes and Scanlonville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Silas N Pearman Bridge and Arthur J. Ravenel Bridge.
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