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Charlestown (Cornish: Porth Meur, meaning great cove) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre. [1] The port at Charlestown developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear.
Charlestown Township was organized in 1814 and is the only Charlestown Township statewide. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A post office called Charlestown was established in 1820, and remained in operation until 1904. [ 6 ]
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The Duporth site lies midway between the fishing port of Charlestown and Porthpean, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from St Austell town centre.The entrance into the park was just near a crossroads on Porthpean Road: one direction coming from St Austell and going to Porthpean, one road going to the small village of Tregorrick and the other going to Charlestown.
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There were originally four partners (Duggan, McCann, Stoiber, and Booker). Today, the majority owner and president is Todd Blumensaadt. The company began with a new $3.0 million water-jet-powered catamaran, Jet Express in 1989, and soon added the $3.2 million Jet Express II in 1992.
The port is tidal so the vessels would sit on the bottom at low tide. Cornish granite was exported from Par in the early days for such famous landmarks as Waterloo Bridge in London, Chatham Docks, Gibraltar Docks & Glasgow Docks. As the china clay industry grew in the area during the 19th century this became the main export through the docks. [3]
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