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Daufuskie Island, located between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, is the southernmost inhabited sea island in South Carolina. It is 5 miles (8 km) long by almost 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide – approximate surface area of 8 square miles (21 km 2 ) [ 2 ] (5,000 acres).
Through the 18th and 19th centuries, Daufuskie was the site of twelve farming plantations, known for their ability to produce a rare kind of cotton, Sea Island Cotton. [2] When cotton crops were wiped out in 1922, oystering became the main industry on Daufuskie. Few residents lived on Bloody Point at this time.
The former Front Range House is a contributing property of the National Register of Historic Places' Daufuskie Island Historic District. The nomination form and an additional pictures are available from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. [14] [15]
Sallie Ann Robinson, a Gullah Geechee and Daufuskie Island, S.C., native is trying to restore and preserve her childhood home.
People who live full time on Daufuskie — about 557 people according to the 2020 census — rely on ferries to get on and off the island. The county-operated Daufuskie Island Ferry was used by ...
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Calibogue Sound is between Daufuskie and Hilton Head Islands. It connects the Intracoastal Waterway and the Harbour Town Marina with the Atlantic Ocean. In 1871, the U.S. Congress authorized two sets of range lights on Daufuskie Island. The other range lights were the Bloody Point Range Lights on the south end of the island. Land was procured ...
The Melrose Resort, which was developed in the 1980s, has been abandoned on Daufuskie Island for over a decade after the private owners ran into financial problems. Today, there are about 400 ...