Charleston, SC
CHARLESTON IS RATED THE fifth 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...

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Goose Creek , SC
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...

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Mount Pleasant, SC
Just A Few Minutes North of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, I see a sign to Paradise Island. Intrigued, I investigate as the road winds its way toward the river I know is nearby. Already I feel civili zation falling away behind me. And, suddenly, I arrive at Paradise Island. It is surrounded by...
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Moncks Corner, SC
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...
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North Charleston, SC
WITH A GROWING REPUTATION as one of South Carolina’s latest boom towns, North Charleston has proven to be an excellent place to live and visit. Split between three counties, Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester, just north of the city of Charleston, the area was comprised mostly of plantations...

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Legend Oaks, Summerville, SC
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 golf course, Harleston Green. Though the links-between...
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Legend Oaks Plantation: Summerville Legend
The nearly 1,300 families who live in Legend Oaks enjoy a large community celebration each year on July 4, including a bike parade, a 30-minute fireworks program and a buffet dinner. ...
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Original Resort Town, Summerville, SC
Cool breezes whispering through forests of pine were what brought Summerville its first visitors. Lowcountry residents found in the town’s lofty location a respite from the subtropical heat and disease of the summer. They believed that harmful gases rose up from the low-lying rice fields and swamps...
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Mayor Bill Collins
He knows the problem can’t be solved within the town limits of Summerville; it’s a regional issue. He is reaching out to the leaders of other cities and counties...
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Summerville: Open for Business
Even with increasing numbers of retail, hospitality and service businesses locating in Summerville, 60 percent of its working residents commute to jobs elsewhere...
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Images of America: Summerville's History in Pictures
Arcadia Publishing proudly welcomes ‘Summerville’ to our popular Images of America series. ‘Summerville’ embodies our Images of America series by preserving the community’s rich history...
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