Omar Shrine Center
Omar Shrine Center is a community center in Charleston County, South Carolina which is located on Patriots Point Boulevard. Omar Shrine Center is situated nearby to the pitch Tuck Horse Field, as well as near Patriots Point Soccer Stadium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Yorktown and USS Laffey.
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 Yorktown is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Omar Shrine Center.
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. USS Laffey is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Omar Shrine Center.
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. Patriots Point is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Omar Shrine Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ansonborough and Wraggborough.
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 2 miles southwest of Omar Shrine Center.
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 west of Omar Shrine Center.
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. Hampstead Village is situated 2 miles west of Omar Shrine Center.
Omar Shrine Center
- Type: Community center
- Address: 176 Patriots Point Boulevard, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
- Category: building
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.79743° or 32° 47′ 51″ northLongitude
-79.90017° or 79° 54′ 1″ westOperator
Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic ShrineOpen location code
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