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H. L. Hunley

The H. L. Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. The Hunley demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. She was the first combat submarine to sink a warship, although the Hunley was not completely submerged and, following her successful attack, was lost along with her crew before she could return to base. The Confederacy lost 21 crewmen in three sinkings of the Hunley during her short career. She was named for her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, shortly after she was taken into government service under the control of the Confederate States Army at Charleston, South Carolina. The Hunley, nearly 40 feet long, was built at Mobile, Alabama, and launched in July 1863. She was then shipped by rail on August 12, 1863, to Charleston, South Carolina. The Hunley sank on August 29, 1863, during a test run, killing five members of her crew. She sank again on October 15, 1863, killing all eight of her second crew, including Horace Hunley himself, who was aboard at the time, even though he was not a member of the Confederate militia. Both times the Hunley was raised and returned to service. On February 17, 1864, The Hunley attacked and sank the 1240-short ton screw sloop USS Housatonic, which had been on Union blockade-duty in Charlestons outer harbor. Soon afterwards, the Hunley sank, killing all eight of her third crew. This time, the innovative ship was lost. Finally located in 1995, the Hunley was raised in 2000 and is on display in North Charleston, South Carolina, at the Warren Lasch Conservation Center on the Cooper River. Examination, in 2012, of recovered Hunley artifacts suggests that the submarine was as close as 20 feet to her target, the Housatonic, when her deployed torpedo exploded, which eventually caused the subs own loss.

North Charleston Coliseum

The North Charleston Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a Performing Arts Center, and is owned by the City of North Charleston and managed by SMG. The Coliseum was built in 1993, and is located on the access road to the Charleston International Airport. The Coliseum is home to the ECHLs South Carolina Stingrays professional ice hockey team and serves as an alternate home for the Charleston Southern University basketball team. It is the areas primary venue for concerts and other major indoor events expected to draw large crowds. The Coliseum is currently undergoing an expansion project intended to increase concourse space, provide additional points of sale, and create venues for banquets, receptions, and other smaller-scale events. The arena contains 9,875 permanent seats, including 7,175 in the upper deck, and 1,646 riser seats.

North Charleston Intermodal Transportation Center

North Charleston Intermodal Transportation Center is a new passenger train station, a long haul inter-city bus, and regional bus station, soon to be built in the City of North Charleston, South Carolina. It will replace the current passenger station. This Intermodal Transportation Center is designed to accommodate taxis/car rentals and to serve the needs of the South Carolina Lowcountry for a great many years. The design of the new passenger terminal will closely follow that of the old Union train station in Charleston, South Carolina, which was destroyed in a fire in 1947. The Transportation Center is located at the hub of the South Carolina lowcountry. It provides easy access to/from I-526 (North-South located .25 miles away), I-26 (East-West located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away) and Charleston International Airport (approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) away). Boeing's new East Coast Manufacturing/Assembly complex is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away. The North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston Performing Arts Center, Charleston Area Convention Center, Centre Pointe shopping district and the Tanger Outlet Mall are located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away. From the North Charleston Intermodal Transportation Center, local beaches at Folly Beach, Isle of Palms and Sullivans Island are approximately 20 miles (32 km) away. The Historical sites and the shops in the City of Charleston are approximately 10 miles (16 km) away. In April 2013 reports appearing in local media indicated alleged problems with this location had resulted in negotiations with Federal Transportation authorities to sell this partially completed project and purchase the old Amtrak station a few miles away to convert to a regional transportation center. Most discussions of the project have been conducted in executive session and specific details of the alleged deficiencies in the original plan have not been released. In Spring of 2014, CARTA began planning for a relocated Intermodal Transportation Center on the location of the existing North Charleston Amtrak station, which would be replaced by the new intermodal station. The first public meeting on the plan was held on June 16, 2014 at the Danny Jones Center in N. Charleston and was attended by over 100 people. To fund construction at the new location, the property previously intended for the project will need to be sold. A timeline was presented to complete the project, if possible, within 30 months.

North Charleston station

North Charleston, or Charleston, is a train station located in North Charleston, South Carolina, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. The station was originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in 1956, after a fire destroyed Charleston Union Station in 1947. The depot reflects mid-century modern design popular at the time of construction. It is characterized by clean lines and minimal ornamentation. Typical features of the mid-century modern aesthetic found in the Charleston depot include a flat roof, large groupings of windows with horizontal lights, and shallow cantilevered canopies at the first and second floors. Red brick and dyed-green concrete panels arranged in alternating horizontal bands emphasize the building's rectilinear lines. Public spaces feature exposed brick on the lower walls and floors of durable green terrazzo; both materials can stand the wear and tear of large crowds and are easy to maintain. The station is planned to be replaced by a new intermodal station, the North Charleston Intermodal Transportation Center, located west of the current facility, near the Charleston International Airport. Construction began in September 2007, and the project has received seven million US dollars in funding.
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