Charleston Harbor

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body of water natural harbor

Charleston Harbor is a historic natural harbor in South Carolina, best known as the site where the American Civil War began with the bombardment of Fort Sumter.

Aliases (4)

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → natural harbor →
adjacentTo	Charleston Peninsula → James Island, South Carolina → Mount Pleasant, South Carolina → Sullivan's Island, South Carolina →
connectsTo	Atlantic Ocean →
country	United States →
eventLocation	Battle of Fort Sumter → naval operations during the American Civil War →
formedByConfluenceOf	Ashley River NERFINISHED → Cooper River → Wando River →
governedBy	State of South Carolina (waters and resources) → United States Coast Guard (navigation and safety) →
hasActivity	dredging for navigation channels →
hasEconomicRole	major seaport for container shipping on the U.S. East Coast →
hasEnvironmentalFeature	estuarine ecosystem → tidal marshes →
hasFortification	Castle Pinckney → Fort Moultrie → Fort Sumter →
hasHistoricalSignificance	major Confederate port during the American Civil War → site of repeated Union naval attacks in the 1860s →
hasIsland	Castle Pinckney → Fort Sumter →
hasLandmark	Fort Sumter National Monument → Ravenel Bridge NERFINISHED →
hasMouthNear	Morris Island → Sullivan's Island →
hasPort	Port of Charleston →
knownFor	bombardment of Fort Sumter in April 1861 → opening engagement of the American Civil War →
locatedIn	Charleston County, South Carolina → City of Charleston → South Carolina →
near	Morris Island Lighthouse → Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum →
partOf	Atlantic Ocean → Charleston Harbor Estuary →
usedFor	commercial shipping → military operations → recreation and tourism →
waterwayType	estuarine harbor →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charleston ("Port of Charleston") → Charleston Harbor ("Port of Charleston") → Cooper River ("Port of Charleston") →	hasPort
Rainbow Row → The Battery (Charleston) →	hasViewOf
Charleston Harbor ("Charleston Harbor Estuary") → Cooper River ("Charleston Harbor estuarine system") →	partOf
Charleston County, South Carolina →	contains
Cooper River ("Charleston Harbor watershed") →	drainageBasin
The Battery (Charleston) →	faces
Bombardment of Fort Sumter →	harbor
North Charleston, South Carolina ("Port of Charleston") →	hasPortAccessVia
Fort Sumter →	locatedIn
The Battery (Charleston) →	locatedOnBodyOfWater
Bombardment of Fort Sumter →	location
Cooper River →	mouth
Robert Anderson →	placeOfActivity
Cooper River →	tributaryOf