Eighth Reunion of the USS Plymouth Rock

I'm pleased to announce I have signed a contract for The Quality Inn & Suites at Patriot's Point. I think the hotel will be an enjoyable reunion and meeting location for our group. The rooms reserved for us will all be suites with microwaves and refrigerators. Our meeting room is complimentary as is the great daily hot breakfast. Our block of rooms start on Monday September 20th, 2010 through Thursday September 23rd, 2010. The cut-off date, to guarantee a room in the USS Plymouth Rock block and at our special rate is August 20th, 2010. The price per suite per day is $104.99 plus tax. All reservations will be made on an individual basis by calling the hotel at 843-856-8817 and telling them you're with the USS Plymouth Rock group. Anyone who might be interested, the same room rate is available up to 3 days before and 3 days after the dates reserved for the reunion.

If you wish to contact David, at 870-236-3725, or by e-mail at tazrhondave@yahoo.com

WELCOMING BUFFET
September 20, 7 PM~ MENU 1
MIXED GREEN SALAD
(CHOICE OF DRESSING)
HAMBURGERS
(MAYO, MUSTARD, ONION, LETTUCE, TOMATO)
HOT DOGS
(MUSTARD, KETCHUP, RELISH, CHILI)
PULLED PORK BARBEQUE
(BBQ SAUCE, ROLLS)
BAKED BEANS
SLAW
POTATO SALAD
POTATO CHIPS
STRAWBERRY SHORT CAKE
SWEET TEA, UNSWEETEND TEA & WATER STATION

PLATED DINNER MENU
MIXED GREEN SALAD WITH MUSHROOMS AND BACON
(CHOICE OF DRESSING)
RIBEYE STEAK

SAUTEED CHICKEN BREAST MARSALA

Summaries of the offered tours:

USS Yorktown: Priceless war planes used during wars and conflicts spanning from WWII to Desert Storm are featured aboard the Yorktown's 40,000 square foot hanger bay and atop the 888 foot flight deck. Patriots Point is also the home of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and their official Medal of Honor Museum with tons of interactive exhibits.

Talk of the Town Guided tour: This is a 90 minute narrated mini bus tour with a driver well-versed in Charleston history. You will enjoy the sights of the many areas of old town Charleston including period homes, market places, public buildings and beautiful churches.

This is a tour with little or NO walking. There is a stop at Battery Park with your choice to walk through the shady park area, look out towards Charleston Harbor or just rest for 10 min.

Ft Sumter: Charleston is full of history at every turn, and one of its most famous claims to fame is Fort Sumpter National Monument, the site where the Civil War began.Tours include a 30-minute narrated cruise through Charleston Harbor and back, as well as an hour to tour the fort and its on-site museum.

Drayton Hall: This is the oldest preserved plantation house in America open to the public and it is dedicated & operated as a National Trust Historic Site circa 1738. It stands alone as the only authentic survivor of Ashley River's colonial past--intact & in near-original condition.

Renowned for its Palladian-inspired architecture and undisturbed, historic landscape, Drayton Hall is a living time line representing centuries of change and continuity in the American South. House tours are conducted by professional guides who share the history.

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens: This is billed as the South's complete plantation experience. It's listed on the National register of Historic Places and it is one of the top 25 most visited historic houses in America.

Our private tour consists of a 20-30 minute guided garden walk followed by a tram tour of former rice fields that have been converted to the exotic Audubon Swamp. We will then have a guided tour of the Magnolia Plantation House. Charles Kuralt, former CBS travel journalist considered this plantation to be "My Greatest Charleston Pleasure" . There will then be time for lunch on your own at the outdoor snack bar & a rest stop or gift shop visit.

Hunley Submarine Museum: This is the world's first successful combat submarine and was used by the Confederacy in the Civil War. It sank and was lost for over a century and was finally raised in 2000. It is now shown in a museum in N Charleston. The Hunley submarine is housed in its 90,000 gallon conservation tank. Artifacts found during excavation of the submarine are also displayed. Ordinarily, this museum is only open on weekends. We feel fortunate to have been able to schedule a special tour for our group on Thursday. This museum is 10 minutes away from the site of our Memorial Service.

Lone Sailor Memorial: A replica of "The Lone Sailor" and "The Homecoming" statues are displayed at The Naval Base Memorial where we will conduct our traditional memorial service.

USS Plymouth Rock Ships Association
Charleston Reunion Questionnaire/Application
Click here to access printable Questionnaire/Application in .PDF format.

No money due at this time, you will pay at the reunion registration. Please complete and return the questionnaire, as soon as you make your choices, to:

David Dortch                             E-mail: tazrhondave@yahoo.com
4009 Hickory Cove                    Home Phone 870-236-3725
Paragould, AR 72450               Cell Phone 870-240-7007

Our Hotel - The Quality Inn & Suites at Patriots Point
196 Patriots Point Rd, Mount Pleasant, SC, US, 29464
Phone (843)856-8817
Fax: (843)856-8818

Our block of rooms start on Monday September 20th, 2010 through Thursday September 23rd, 2010. The cut-off date, to guarantee a room in the USS Plymouth Rock block and at our special rate is August 20th, 2010. The price per suite per day is $104.99 plus tax. All reservations will be made on an individual basis by calling the hotel at 843-856-8817 and telling them you're with the USS Plymouth Rock group. Anyone who might be interested, the same room rate is available up to 3 days before and 3 days after the dates reserved for the reunion.
The Quality Inn & Suites^TM 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

Directions to Our Hotel:
I-26 to Exit 220 to Highway. 17 North over Cooper River Bridge bear right on Coleman Blvd. Right at 1st light. Hotel on right.

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.

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.

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.

Welcome to the Quality Inn & Suites Patriots Point, a Mount Pleasant hotel near Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Directions to Our Hotel:
I-26 to Exit 220 to Highway. 17 North over Cooper River Bridge bear right on Coleman Blvd. Right at 1st light. Hotel on right.

Welcome to the Quality Inn & Suites Patriots Point, a Mount Pleasant hotel near Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum

Directions to Our Hotel: I-26 to Exit 220 to Highway. 17 North over Cooper River Bridge bear right on Coleman Blvd. Right at 1st light. Hotel on right.

Directions to Our Hotel:
I-26 to Exit 220 to Highway. 17 North over Cooper River Bridge bear right on Coleman Blvd. Right at 1st light. Hotel on right.