Shem Creek Landing
Shem Creek Landing is a slipway in Charleston County, South Carolina. Shem Creek Landing is situated nearby to the marketplace Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, as well as near the art gallery Charleston Art Collective.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Yorktown and Mount Pleasant Historic District.
USS Yorktown
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Yorktown is situated 2 miles west of Shem Creek Landing.
Mount Pleasant Historic District
Park
Photo: Ammodramus, CC0.
Mount Pleasant Historic District is a national historic district located at Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings in the town of Mount Pleasant.
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. USS Laffey is situated 2 miles west of Shem Creek Landing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Pleasant and Sullivan’s Island Historic District.
Mount Pleasant
Photo: WolfgangExler, CC BY 3.0.
Mount Pleasant is a large town in the Greater Charleston region of South Carolina. The population of the town has exploded, making it a very popular bedroom community of the city of Charleston.
Sullivan’s Island Historic District
Neighborhood
Sullivan's Island Historic District is a national historic district located at Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 36 contributing buildings on Sullivan's Island. Sullivan’s Island Historic District is situated 3 miles southeast of Shem Creek Landing.
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 3 miles west of Shem Creek Landing.
Shem Creek Landing
- Type: Slipway
- Categories: recreation area and transportation
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.79313° or 32° 47′ 35″ northLongitude
-79.8768° or 79° 52′ 37″ westOpen location code
8742Q4VF+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 1987825125OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=slipway
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Pleasant Farmers Market and Charleston Art Collective.
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