Isle of Palms Neighborhood Articles

Dewees Island: No words more befit the spirit that inhabits the people and the place of Dewees Island than those of Pat Conroy. Just talk to Betty Yearout of Island Realty, Arla Jessen, Dewees Island’s resident naturalist, Chip Naramore, President of R S Custom Homes, a Dewees Island builder, or to anyone who lives there or has been there. Their words may come out...
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Goat Island: There is a tiny barrier island, only 200 yards off the Isle of Palms, where legend still lingers. It is called Goat Island. In the early '30s, a man and his wife lived there in self-exile without electricity or water, choosing to turn their backs on civilization forever. Goat Island remains a place of rustic solitude - a precious...
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Isle of Palms Timeline : The original inhabitants of the Isle of Palms, which was first known as Hunting Island, were the Sewee Indians. The island was later named Long Island because of its elongated shape. The first man to own Long Island was an early settler from Barbados, Thomas Holton, who was granted title in 1696...
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Wild Dunes: Nestled on the northern tip of Isle of Palms, Wild Dunes has become South Carolina's premier oceanfront resort. But it wasn't long ago that the 1600 acre tract of land enjoyed today by residents and guests alike was home to Indians who roamed the island to hunt and fish...
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