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 neighborhood Bayview Acres, as well as near the locality Anson Borough Homes.

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 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″ north

Longitude

-79.90509° or 79° 54′ 18″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

8742Q3RV+5X

GeoNames ID

4599196

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Localities in the Area

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