City Hall

Historical marker location:

80 Broad Street, Charleston, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Meeding Street, on the right when traveling west on Broad Street.)

Marker installed: 1938

The USS Yorktown, a World War II-era aircraft carrier that now serves as a museum ship, is docked in Charleston Harbor. The ship played a key role in the Pacific Theater of the war, including the Battle of Midway.