The swings at Waterfront Park are extremely popular. With their great view, you can see most of Charleston Harbor, including the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point. While the Yorktown was an extremely famous aircraft carrier, it was to be named the Bon Homme Richard — in honor of Benjamin Franklin and John Paul Jones (who sailed in the first ship with that name). It was renamed The Yorktown in honor of a previous Yorktown, which sunk at the epic Battle of Midway.
A local's eye view
