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Charleston and the Second World War
Emerging from the Great Depression, Charleston roared into the World War II era, experiencing its largest population boom in decades. Southerners flocked to Charleston’s Navy Yard in a surge of patriotic support for the war effort. The war boosted a stagnant local economy, with 80 percent of federal defense funding…
Kiawah Island Championship Cocktails
Our master mixologist curates a series of summer cocktails to celebrate the return of golf’s greatest major to Kiawah Island. RYDER DYE The River Course Clubhouse Pete Dye, designer of The Ocean Course, worked through the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo to finish in time for the course to host…
Tempest Born – The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island
Pete Dye had arrived for his first look at the miles of marsh, beach, and bramble that were going to host the Ryder Cup in just two years’ time. There was no stopping to ask for directions. Pete Dye had arrived for his first look at the miles of marsh,…
Landscape of Legends: Kiawah’s Ocean Course
The Countdown to The 2021 PGA Championship Begins Here Ever wonder how The Ocean Course garnered such an impressive resume? Its story is an intricate one, full of dramatic wins, several course re-designs, and a couple of PGA events under its belt. Discover how The Ocean Course made such a…
Brinks and Boundaries
As you stroll South of Broad, it is hard to imagine the soft edges of marshland that once encircled the peninsula, the muddy tidal creeks where Water Street now lies, or the grazing land that surrounded the small pond that is now Colonial Lake. [caption id="attachment_13010" align="alignleft" width="459"] A SKETCH…
Property Owners Penny & Steve Reeves from Washington D.C.
From Washington D.C. to Kiawah Pictured with son Greyson Q: Where are you from? Steve: I grew up in Philadelphia and went to Penn State. I moved to Baltimore after school and then relocated to Washington D.C. about seven years ago. Penny: I grew up in Erie, PA. I also…
Property Owners Jon & Holly Centurino from New York, NY
From New York To Kiawah Island... Jon and Holly Centurino On Why Kiawah Was The Right Move For Them Pictured with daughters Darcy and Blair Q: Where are you from? Holly: I grew up in Buffalo, New York. Jon: And I grew up in Duxbury, Massachusetts—just south of Boston. Q:…
THE CIVIL WAR
In December 1860, 169 state representatives met in Charleston to sign the Ordinance of Secession. Morale was high as three thousand citizens cheered the delegates. Then on April 12 of 1861 Charleston was witness to the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter. Locals lined the Battery facing…
LOWCOUNTRY PLANTATIONS
Middleton Place Since 1741 4300 Ashley River Road, Charleston, SC Open Daily | 9am to 5pm 110 Acres Throughout Lowcountry history, the Middleton family has occupied a prominent place in politics and commerce. Henry Middleton (1717–1784), a wealthy planter with plantations throughout South Carolina, established Middleton Place as his family…
