National Register of Historic Places in Charleston County, South Carolina

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum to Host 12,000 South Carolina 5th Graders on Free Field Trips During 2020 School Year

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, National Register of Historic Places in Charleston County, South Carolina, Warships, Ships, Patriots Point, USS Clamagore, USS Laffey, USS Yorktown, Silent Steel

Patriots Point uses history as a tool to teach literacy, science and math skills.

Key Points: 
  • Patriots Point uses history as a tool to teach literacy, science and math skills.
  • Also new for the 2020 school year, students will learn about the Panama Canal and how the lock system works.
  • The first field trips of the 2020 school year will begin at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in late September.
  • Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is home to the aircraft carrier the USS Yorktown, destroyer USS Laffey, and submarine USS Clamagore.