Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Folly Beach is a public city on Folly Island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 2,617 at the 2010 census, [ 5 ] up from 2,116 in 2000. Folly Beach is within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area and the Charleston-North Charleston Urbanized Areas.
Folly Island is a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean near Charleston, South Carolina. It is one of the Sea Islands and is within the boundaries of Charleston County, South Carolina . During the American Civil War , the 7-square-mile (18 km 2 ) island served as a major staging area for troops of the Union Army that were attacking Confederate ...
Folly North Site (38CH1213), also known as Little Folly Island, is a historic archaeological site located at Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina.The site contains the extant remains of two American Civil War artillery batteries constructed by the Union Army in 1863.
The Morris Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Morris Island in South Carolina. The light stands on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, north of the City of Folly Beach. [2] [3] At 161 ft (49 m), it is the tallest lighthouse in South Carolina. [4] The lighthouse was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
Map of the United States with South Carolina highlighted. South Carolina is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2020 United States census, South Carolina is the 23rd-most populous state with 5,118,425 inhabitants, [1] but the 40th-largest by land area spanning 30,060.70 sq mi (77,856.9 km 2) of land. [2]
Morris Island is an 840-acre (3.4 km 2) uninhabited island in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, accessible only by boat. The island lies in the outer reaches of the harbor and was thus a strategic location in the American Civil War. The island is part of the cities of Charleston and Folly Beach, in Charleston County.
Secessionville Historic District is a national historic district located near Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina. It extends into the city of Charleston, South Carolina. The district encompasses six contributing buildings, one contributing site, and one contributing site in Secessionville.
South Carolina Highway 171 (SC 171) is a 12.560-mile (20.213 km) state highway located entirely within Charleston County in the U.S. state of South Carolina.The highway travels from Folly Beach north to SC 7 in Charleston; it is the only road connecting Folly Island to the South Carolina mainland.