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The trails wind through Edisto Island's maritime forest, leading to sites such as a Native American shell midden dated to 2000 BC, and a survey monument placed by Alexander Bache in 1850. Activities possible at the park include surf fishing for flounder , spottail and whiting , as well as boating, birding , and picnicking.
Spanish Mount Point is a historic archaeological site located at Edisto Beach State Park, Edisto Island, Colleton County, South Carolina. Spanish Mount is an oyster-clam shell midden, about 27 meters long and 3 meters high. The site is bordered by water and marsh on three sides.
Map of the island. Edisto Island is located 26 miles (42 km) ... Jasper Johns, artist b 1930 SC, bought a home and studio at Edisto Beach in 1961. This burned down in ...
In November 1861, Edisto Island was evacuated. [10] During the Civil War, both Union and Confederate forces used the cupola atop the Bleak Hall plantation house as a lookout. This house burned down during or shortly after the war, [11] and a new one was built in a mix of Victorian styles. [12]
Northeast of Edisto Island via South Carolina Highway 174; also 0.5 miles east of the junction of South Carolina Highway 174 and Oak Island Rd., then right on a dirt road 32°34′49″N 80°15′37″W / 32.5803°N 80.2603°W / 32.5803; -80.2603 ( Old House Plantation
Edisto Beach is a town in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States.Edisto Beach's population was 414 as of the 2010 census, [5] down from 641 in 2000. The town limits include only the developed coastal area of Edisto Island within Colleton County, while the majority of the island consists of unincorporated land in Charleston County.
Alexander Bache U.S. Coast Survey Line is a historic geodetic survey line located at Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. This base line was surveyed by Alexander Dallas Bache and his assistants during January 1850 as part of their work with the United States Coast Survey. They buried granite blocks at each endpoint and then placed ...
[Notes 1] The Fig Island shell rings have been dated between 4400 years ago and 3600 years ago. [6] The Fig Island site is surrounded by a salt marsh on a peninsula extending from Edisto Island along the North Edisto River. The sea level on the South Carolina coast was as much as 1.2 meters lower when the Fig Island shell rings were built and ...