With all the oppressive coastal development that is going on in the Low Country (including NC, GA and especially FL), it is sooo refreshing to see a true beach town that is casual, carefree, family ... more

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Overview of Edisto Island

Isolated, and offering a kind of melancholy beauty, Edisto lies some 45 miles south of Charleston (take U.S. 17 west for 21 miles; then head south along Hwy. 174 the rest of the way). By the late 18th century, Sea Island cotton made the islanders wealthy, and some plantations from that era still …

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