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The first auxiliary repair dock was the USS ARD-1, built by the Pacific Bridge Company and completed in September 1934. ARD-1 was 393 feet and 6 inches (119.94 m) long, and could lift 2200 tons. ARD-1 was so successful that 30 ARDs were built, most completed between 1942 and 1944.
The park improvements were built with $450,000 approved by Charleston City Council for the only city administered waterfront park on James Island. [2] In June 2019, it was announced that the park would be closed for the summer months while work began on a project to fix past hurricane damage and make further improvements to the park.
Charleston Reborn: A Southern City, Its Navy Yard, and World War II. The History Press. ISBN 1-59629-020-X. Hamer, Fritz (1997). "Giving a Sense of Achievement: Changing Gender and Racial Roles in Wartime Charleston: 1942–1945". Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association: 61– 70.
In 1922 the city purchased the Charleston Terminal Company, which owned the majority of the peninsula's commercial waterfront assets, for $1.5 million. In 1942, the South Carolina Legislature established the South Carolina Ports Authority [4] with the responsibility to foster waterborne commerce for the benefit of the State of South Carolina.
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The City of Charleston's Grounds Maintenance Division takes care of public green spaces. [2] The Charleston Parks Conservancy is a non-profit working to renovate and improve the city's parks. The Charleston Horticultural Society is active in promoting the quality of the city's gardens.
The Melrose Resort, which was developed in the 1980s, has been abandoned on Daufuskie Island for over a decade after the private owners ran into financial problems. Today, there are about 400 ...
Charleston Dry Dock & Machine Company (renamed Charleston Drydock and Shipbuilding Co. in the late-1930s) [1] was a shipyard located in Charleston, South Carolina, on the Cooper River. The shipyard is significant for its contribution to marine engineering, including the first entirely-welded commercial ship built in the United States.