USS Yorktown State Park
USS Yorktown State Park is a park in Charleston County, South Carolina. USS Yorktown State Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Bayview Acres, as well as near the locality Anson Borough Homes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Patriots Point and USS Yorktown.
Patriots Point
Museum
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is a naval museum located in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, at the mouth of the Cooper River on the Charleston Harbor, across from Charleston.
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 Ansonborough and French Quarter.
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 USS Yorktown State Park.
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. French Quarter is situated 1½ miles southwest of USS Yorktown State Park.
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 1½ miles west of USS Yorktown State Park.
USS Yorktown State Park
- Type: Park
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.79045° or 32° 47′ 26″ northLongitude
-79.90509° or 79° 54′ 18″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
8742Q3RV+5XGeoNames ID
4599196
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