Col. J. E. Sawyer
Col. J. E. Sawyer is a disaster remains in Charleston County, South Carolina. Access is restricted and requires permission. Col. J. E. Sawyer is situated nearby to the police station Mount Pleasant Marine Patrol, as well as near Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Disaster remains
- Also known as: “Old Sunken Hull”
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 3,100 feet south of Col. J. E. Sawyer.
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 3,400 feet south of Col. J. E. Sawyer.
Patriots Point
Museum
Photo: Clarinetguy097, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 south of Col. J. E. Sawyer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wraggborough and Ansonborough.
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 Col. J. E. Sawyer.
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 southwest of Col. J. E. Sawyer.
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 Col. J. E. Sawyer.
Col. J. E. Sawyer
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Charleston County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.79875° or 32° 47′ 56″ northLongitude
-79.90689° or 79° 54′ 25″ westOpen location code
8742Q3XV+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 407549176OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreck
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Highlights include Mount Pleasant Marine Patrol and Memorial Waterfront Park Pier.
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