Kingstree: Gathering Vital Intelligence

Historical marker location:

Kingstree, South Carolina

( Marker is on Academy Street near Kelly Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2012

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.