Folly Beach was not always the laid-back beach town it is today. In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, carnival rides and big band leaders such as Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey attracted crowds to the island now known as “The Edge of America” from up and down the East Coast. By day, visitors would lie in the sun and play in the warm waters of the … [Read more...]
Edisto Island, Independent and Easygoing
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Legend has it that, as delegates from across South Carolina gathered to debate seceding from the United States in 1861, the representative from Edisto Island leapt to his feet and declared that if South Carolina did not vote for immediate secession, then, by God, Edisto Island would secede by itself. We all know what happened after that. Even … [Read more...]
Charleston, Most Popular US Vacation Destination
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Charleston was rated the first most popular vacation destination in the United States, and it surely must rank in the top five among places to spend the rest of your life. If it doesn’t yet, it eventually will. Visit the city once and you’ll discover that it pulls at your heartstrings like no other place in the country. Is it the delightful … [Read more...]
Live Oaks at Battery Creek, Beaufort, SC
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If you’re looking for somewhere nice to live in Beaufort, South Carolina, you might be forgiven for looking through the real estate ads. But if you were in the know – and now you are – you’d drive down Salem Road and discover one of Beaufort’s hidden treasures, Live Oaks at Battery Creek. Nestled under magificent shade trees, this 50-acre … [Read more...]
The Ponds, Summerville, South Carolina
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The Ashley is more than just a river to the residents of South Carolina's Lowcountry. Because of its length and innate beauty and the sense of direction it provides, it is more like a gift of Nature. The Ponds, a spectacular 2,000-acre community in Summerville, is at the headwaters of this historic river, at Schulz's Lake. "We are the highest … [Read more...]
Legend Oaks, Summerville, SC
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The Legend Oaks golf community in Summerville is an apt reflection of Charleston's golfing heritage. Golf has been a way of life in Charleston longer than in any other American city. Back in 1786, a year before the Founding Fathers laid out America's political and legal systems in the Constitution, Charlestonians laid out the country's first … [Read more...]
Blackberry Creek, Summerville, SC
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Snuggled comfortably between the small, quaint town of Jedburg and fast-growing Summerville, South Carolina, the new neighborhood of Blackberry Creek is all about quality of life. The development, a project of KB Home, one of the nation’s leading home-builders, eventually will include 183 homes. Those who buy at Blackberry Creek will have a … [Read more...]
Daniel`s Orchard, Summerville, SC
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The homes in Daniel’s Orchard, ranging from just over 1,500 square feet to nearly 4,000 square feet, feature a wide range of extras... As the end of the 18th century approached, wealthy Lowcountry plantation owners were among the first to be lured to the pine forests of what is now Summerville, temporarily moving inland to escape the oppressive … [Read more...]
Moncks Corner, Rich in Traditions & Fishing Spots
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Originally a trading post on the southeast corner of the massive Mitton Plantation, Moncks Corner has grown into a thriving community with a rich and storied past tied largely to the dense marshes and the people who have lived in and around them. Now the county seat of Berkeley County, Moncks Corner was settled in large part by French Protestant … [Read more...]
Goose Creek, Deeply-Rooted Southern Charm
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Goose Creek, South Carolina, located northwest of Charleston along the Cooper River and sandwiched between the towns of Hanahan and Moncks Corner, ranks among South Carolina’s larger cities, with a population of more than 30,000. Although no definitive archives exist to explain the origin of the city’s name, historians suspect the winding, … [Read more...]
