Memorial Waterfront Park Pier
Memorial Waterfront Park Pier is a pier in Charleston County, South Carolina. Memorial Waterfront Park Pier is situated nearby to the police station Mount Pleasant Marine Patrol, as well as near the disaster remains Col. J. E. Sawyer.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include USS Yorktown and USS Laffey.
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 1 mile south of Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
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 1 mile south of Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
Bridge
Photo: bbatsell, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River in South Carolina, US, connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet, the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge is situated 4,000 feet west of Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wraggborough and Hampstead Village.
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 southwest of Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
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 1½ miles west of Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
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 Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
Memorial Waterfront Park Pier
- Opening hours: 7:00 AM—10:00 PM
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.80237° or 32° 48′ 9″ northLongitude
-79.90791° or 79° 54′ 29″ westOperator
Mount PleasantOpen location code
8742R32R+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 195306260OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mount Pleasant Marine Patrol and Col. J. E. Sawyer.
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