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The museum was born out of an idea by former naval officer Charles F. Hyatt to develop a major tourist attraction on what had once been a dump for dredged mud. [1] Initial plans for the museum called for a large building onshore to display exhibits related to the history of small combatants ships in the U.S. Navy. [2] On 3 January 1976, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown was opened to the public.
Mount Pleasant Historic District (also known as Old Village Historic District [2]) 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. The dwellings reflect Mount Pleasant's historic role as a summer resort town.
Mount Pleasant is a large suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. In the Lowcountry, it is the fourth-most populous municipality in South Carolina, and for several years was one of the state's fastest-growing areas, doubling in population between 1990 and 2000. The population was 90,801 at the 2020 census. [7]
The agricultural operation of Boone Hall Plantation, incorporated filed with South Carolina Secretary of State to do business as Boone Hall Farms. [16] During the spring and summer, BHF cultivates strawberries, and hosts an annual Low Country Strawberry Festival at the peak of each growing season, when guests pick thousands of pounds of ...
Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast.As of the 2020 census, the population was 408,235, [1] making it the third-most populous county in South Carolina (behind Greenville and Richland counties).
In 2010, two I’on residents, Brad Walbeck and Lea Ann Adkins, filed suit against the I’On Company stating that certain amenities presented in marketing materials were not handed over to the HOA as promised. After lengthy appeals, finally in 2023 the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Walbeck and Adkins favor, and the homeowners prevailed.
In September 1951, its path was re-routed in Fork to replace SC 57 to Centenary, SC 175 to Hemingway, and SC 511 to Mount Pleasant. Its former path from Centenary to Fork was redesignated as SC 41 Alt. [ 2 ] In 1970, the highway was shifted off of the bypass around Andrews and was routed through the town.
Cook's Old Field Cemetery, also known as Hamlin Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It contains graves dating from 1805 to 1916; the majority date from the 1840s and 1850s. The oldest marker is for Arnold Wells who died in 1805.