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The district includes the summer homes of several leading James Island planters, the site of the American Civil War Battle of Secessionville, the unmarked grave of over 300 Union soldiers, and the remains of Fort Lamar, constructed about 1862. The houses include one Victorian and two antebellum Greek Revival residences. [2] [3]
The Mosquito Beach Historic District located on James Island, South Carolina was the weekend destination for thousands of African Americans during the height of Jim Crow. It was added to the National Historic Register on September 23, 2019. [2] The 8.36-acre site, located between two creeks, was formerly owned by a member of the Legare family.
Leary was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, an only child [4] in an Irish Catholic household. His father, Timothy "Tote" Leary, was a dentist who left his wife Abigail Ferris when Timothy was 14. [15] He graduated from Classical High School in Springfield. [16] Leary attended the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, from ...
James Island is one of South Carolina's most urban Sea Islands; nearly half of the island sits within Charleston city limits. The island is separated from peninsular downtown Charleston by the Ashley River , from the mainland by Wappoo Creek and the Wappoo Cut, and from Johns Island by the Stono River .
The town of James Island is served by the Charleston International Airport. It is located in the City of North Charleston and is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of James Island. It is the busiest passenger airport in South Carolina (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS). The airport shares runways with the adjacent Charleston Air Force Base.
East end of Ft. Johnson Road, in South Carolina Department of Natural Resources compound, James Island, South Carolina Coordinates 32°45′8″N 79°53′55″W / 32.75222°N 79.89861°W / 32.75222; -79
Four people were killed Saturday morning when a car collided into a tree known locally as the “Widowmaker” on James Island in South Carolina. Around 1:23 a.m., a 2010 Cadillac SUV was ...
McLeod Plantation is a former slave plantation located on James Island, South Carolina, near the intersection of Folly and Maybank roads at Wappoo Creek, which flows into the Ashley River. [2] The plantation is considered an important Gullah heritage site, preserved in recognition of its cultural and historical significance to African-American ...