Riverfront Park
One of my joys in life is
discovering new places, especially when these places are close to home. On the way to one planned activity, we
saw a sign for Riverfront Park in North Charleston, and we decided to drive by
and check it out. The park was
built to honor the Charleston Naval Base and it does so in a beautiful way,
with a water play area, lawns full of statues, and the Greater Charleston Naval
Base Memorial. The memorial and
several plaques tell the history of the Navy Base, from 1901 until it closed in
1996. During the base’s busiest
year, in 1943, 25,000 people worked there.
The park was built on the site of
the former Chicora Park, designed by the famous Olmstead Brothers in 1898. Old buildings still remain that had
been used by military officers when the location had a golf course. Visitors can walk the pathways, enjoy
views of the Cooper River, and learn a little history at the same time.
My family walked around the park,
took pictures of the statues and of the river, and studied the history on the
memorial. It was a beautiful day
and we enjoyed watching small children play in the water fountain. We saw fishermen not catching fish, and
couples strolling together. Workers
were setting up equipment for a concert that was to take place the following
evening. What a beautiful
location, sitting on the grass by the river listening to good music. We will be back, and I suggest the park
to anyone looking for a quite place to enjoy a picnic lunch or an evening
stroll.
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