The Courthouse Lancaster County / John Simpson

Historical marker location:

Lancaster, South Carolina

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and West Dunlap Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1957

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.