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Mount Pleasant: Boone Hall Plantation Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.

Mount Pleasant

South Carolina, United States
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Historic ship to be moved in Charleston. Plus, South Carolina colleges recognized for their beauty. • Oct. 27, 2026, 6:00 PM ET (The Charleston Post and Courier)
Mount Pleasant bookstore gets nod as one of most beautiful in US • Oct. 20, 2026, 5:00 AM ET (The Charleston Post and Courier)

Mount Pleasant, town, Charleston county, southeastern South Carolina, U.S., on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway overlooking Charleston Harbor and linked to Charleston (west) by the Cooper River (John P. Grace) Bridge. Settled in the 1690s, the town originated around Jacob Motteā€™s plantation as a resort for island planters. Nearby Sullivanā€™s Island, site of Fort Moultrie (1809; now part of Fort Sumter National Monument) was the setting for Edgar Allan Poeā€™s story ā€œThe Gold Bug.ā€ The economy is based on light industries, shipyards, tourism, and the seafood industry. The Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum has several ships that are open to visitors, including the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown. Inc. 1837. Pop. (2000) 47,609; (2010) 67,843.

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