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During the American Revolution, there were huge amounts of British soldiers present on Edisto Island. After retaking Savannah in 1778, the British pushed into South Carolina, during this time Beaufort was made into their headquarters and large amounts of British troops were stationed on Edisto Island under the capture of Charleston in 1780. [7]
Sunnyside, also known as the Townsend Mikell House, is a historic plantation house located at Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. The main house was built about 1875, and is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, rectangular, frame, weatherboard-clad residence. It features a mansard roof topped by a cupola and one-story, hipped roof wraparound porch.
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.
Peters Point Plantation is a historic structure located on Edisto Island, South Carolina. It was built by Isaac Jenkins Mikell in 1840 at the intersection of St. Pierre's Creek and Fishing Creek. It is located on the site General Lafayette used as a departure point from Edisto Island in 1826 during his southern tour. [2]
Botany Bay Heritage Preserve & Wildlife Management Area is a state preserve on Edisto Island, South Carolina. Botany Bay Plantation was formed in the 1930s from the merger of the Colonial-era Sea Cloud Plantation and Bleak Hall Plantation. In 1977, it was bequeathed to the state as a wildlife preserve; it was opened to the public in 2008.