SC Cities & Towns

Life on gated Fripp Island is famously less busy than that on its flashier neighbor, Hilton Head. And most Fripp Islanders wouldn-t have it any other way. "As Northern owners retire permanently to the island's warm climates, the year-round population should grow considerably." The most seaward of the Carolina Sea Islands, Fripp is three miles long and nearly a mile wide at … [Read more...] about Fripp Island, South Carolina

Fort Mill, South Carolina, is more than just a rest stop along Interstate 77 between Rock Hill and the thriving financial metropolis of Charlotte, North Carolina. The town of just over 10,000 people can boast of an interesting history, a famed favorite son, a thriving business climate and a water tank that, painted to look like a baseball, recently took second place in a … [Read more...] about Fort Mill, South Carolina

FOLLY BEACH WAS NOT ALWAYS the laid-back beach town it is today. In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, carnival rides and big band leaders such as Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey attracted crowds to the island now known as "The Edge of America" from up and down the East Coast. By day, visitors would lie in the sun and play in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean. By night they would … [Read more...] about Folly Beach, South Carolina

Legend has it that, as delegates from across South Carolina gathered to debate seceding from the United States in 1861, the representative from Edisto Island leapt to his feet and declared that if South Carolina did not vote for immediate secession, then, by God, Edisto Island would secede by itself. We all know what happened after that. Even today, Edisto Island has that … [Read more...] about Edisto Island, South Carolina

IT TOOK YEARS OF THOUGHTFUL planning and vision to make the thriving community of Daniel Island a reality. Not long ago, the island, which is within the Charleston city limits but also in Berkeley County, was nothing but acres of farmland and marshes. Now it is a nationally acclaimed town designed to provide its residents with a true feeling of community-a slow-paced, small … [Read more...] about Daniel Island, South Carolina