Shem Creek Park
Shem Creek Park is a park in South Carolina, South which is located on Shrimp Boat Lane. Shem Creek Park is situated nearby to Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church, as well as near Mount Pleasant Seventh Day Adventist Church.- Opening hours: 11:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Park
- Address: Shrimp Boat Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Yorktown and Mount Pleasant Historic District.
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 1½ miles west of Shem Creek Park.
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
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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 1½ miles west of Shem Creek Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Pleasant and Ansonborough.
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.
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 Park.
French Quarter
Quarter
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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 3 miles west of Shem Creek Park.
Shem Creek Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.79389° or 32° 47′ 38″ northLongitude
-79.88273° or 79° 52′ 58″ westOperator
Town of Mount PleasantOpen location code
8742Q4V8+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1467913166OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Highlights include Shem Creek Park and Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church.
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