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Navy League Charleston
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The Greater Charleston Council of the Navy League of the United States supports our Sea Services, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and US Merchant Marine.
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P. O. Box 62606
North Charleston, SC
29419
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The Charleston Council
In 1947, the Charleston Council of the Navy League was officially chartered, although had functioned informally prior to that time. During its years before chartering, the Mayor of Charleston served as President of the Council. When L. Mendel Rivers was elected to Congress, it was a big boost to the Council, leading to the chartering and establishment of a formal organization. Unfortunately, the Charter has been lost, so we have no knowledge of the organizers, etc. In fact, we don’t know the names of early presidents, but Joseph Riley, Sr. and Louis Green were most likely two of the original organizers as we have records of them being Presidents in the 1950's.
