The Oaks Plantation

Historical marker location:

Georgetown, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of S. Fraser Street (U.S. 17) and Crow Hill Drive, on the right when traveling south on S. Fraser Street.)

Marker installed: 1999

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.