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Eight Reunion of the USS
Plymouth Rock
Charleston, SC
September 20-23
This Page Last Edited 11/23/2009
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After visiting Charleston for a few days recently, I think it will be a wonderful reunion site.
If you wish to contact David, at 870-236-3725, or by e-mail at tazrhondave@yahoo.com
Welcome to the Quality Inn & Suites Patriots Point, a Mount Pleasant hotel near Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum |
| The Quality Inn & SuitesTM
Patriots Point is conveniently located at the entrance to
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, which is home to the
USS Yorktown, a 19,800 ton aircraft carrier. This Mount
Pleasant hotel is minutes from the Charleston Harbor Marina,
the College of Charleston and the
Medical University of South Carolina. For more information their
website address is:
www.qualityinn.com/hotel-mount_pleasant-south_carolina-SC064
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Things to see in Charleston
PATRIOTS POINT MUSEUM
HISTORIC CHARLESTON HARBOR
The history of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum began in the summer
of 1975 when the legendary aircraft carrier USS Yorktown appeared on the horizon
of Charleston Harbor. A few months later, celebrating the October 13th birthday
of the United States Navy, Yorktown was opened to the public as a museum and the
Patriots Point mission was underway.
Patriots Point would become one of the largest museums of its kind in the world
with the addition of other ships such as the destroyer USS Laffey, known as The
Ship That Would Not Die. The Treasury class Coast Guard cutter Ingham would join
the Patriots Point battle group along with the Balao class submarine Clamagore.
Priceless war planes from WWII and Korea are featured in Yorktown's hangar
deck and on the flight deck an array of aircraft from the Vietnam War and Desert
Storm up to modern marvels such as the F-14 Tomcat and S-3 Viking.
And from the deltas of southeast Asia, the Vietnam Base Camp replica tells the
story of the River Patrol Boats and the HAL-3 Seawolves helicopter crews.
THE H. L. HUNLEY TOUR
On February 17, 1864 the Confederate Submarine, the Hunley successfully sank the USS Housatonic in Charleston harbor by ramming her with a spar torpedo. She was the first submarine to be used successfully in naval warfare. Lost for 136 years after this momentous victory the Hunley was successfully raised from the ocean floor in August of 2000. Today she and her crew have been successfully preserved in a special tank and are being studied by a renowned team of archeologists. There are on going discoveries being made about this amazing vessel and her crew. Join us for a tour of the Hunley. Includes round trip transportation to the Warren Lash Laboratory and an expert guide well versed in the Hunley’s history.
Fort Sumter
Named after General Thomas Sumter, Revolutionary War hero, Fort Sumter was built following the War of 1812, as one of a series of fortifications on the southern U.S. coast. Construction began in 1827, and the structure was still unfinished in 1860, when the conflict began. Seventy thousand tons of granite were imported from New England to build up a sand bar in the entrance to Charleston harbor, which the site dominates; The fort was a five-sided brick structure, 170 to 190 feet (58 m) long, with walls five feet thick, standing 50 feet (15 m) over the low tide mark. It was designed to house 650 men and 135 guns in three tiers of gun emplacements, although it was never filled near its full capacities.
On April 10, 1861, CSA
Brigadier General Beauregard, in command of the provisional Confederate forces
at Charleston, South Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union garrison of
Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Garrison commander Anderson refused. On April
12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was unable to reply
effectively. At 2:30 pm, April 13, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter,
evacuating the garrison on the following day. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was
the opening engagement of the American Civil War. Although there were no
casualties during the bombardment, one Union artillerist was killed and three
wounded (one mortally) when a cannon exploded prematurely while firing a salute
during the evacuation on April 14. Result(s): Confederate victory
The Citadel
The Citadel is a landmark in Charleston and South
Carolina that is noted for its educational reputation as well as its rich
history.  Founded in
1842, The Citadel has an undergraduate student body of about 2,000 students
who make up the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. Another 1,000 students
attend The Citadel Graduate College, a civilian evening program that offers
graduate and professional as well as undergraduate programs. The Citadel is best known nationally for its Corps of Cadets which draws students from about 40 states and a dozen countries. The men and women in the Corps live and study under a classical military system that makes leadership and character training an essential part of the educational experience. About a third of the graduating classes accept military commissions. |
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
Founded in 1676 by the Drayton family, Magnolia Plantation has survived the centuries and witnessed the history of our nation unfold before it from the American Revolution through the Civil War and beyond. It is the oldest public tourist site in the Lowcountry, and the oldest public gardens in America, opening its doors to visitors in 1870 to view the thousands of beautiful flowers and plants in its famous gardens. So join us here at Magnolia Plantation to experience the beauty of its gardens and its rich history today.
